Six patents currently held, every record listed here

Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

The next term ends in Aug 2038. from the record

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Aug 2038

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Patent families

When these terms end

Each bar runs from grant to computed term end. 2019 to 2043.

US 10,518,988 Safety Mechanism for Use with a Drum Unloader Aug 27, 2038

US 10,486,958 Follower Plate Geometry Aug 27, 2038

US 11,453,023 Device or Method for Cleaning Spray Equipment and a System Retrofitted Therewith Apr 18, 2039

US 12,194,485 Predictive Maintenance of Liquid Paint Supply Systems Oct 23, 2040

US 12,693,692 Fluid Handling Protection System Apr 4, 2043

US 12,644,440 Positive Displacement Pump Aug 25, 2043

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6 pending applications: term is not computable until grant.Updated Nov 14, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 14, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know

Notable patents

Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank

Notable

Follower Plate Geometry US 10,486,958

The earliest of the three still in force, granted 2019 and renewed since. Its term ends first, in 2038.

Ends Aug 2038 · High confidence Also notable

Device or Method for Cleaning Spray Equipment and a System Retrofitted Therewith US 11,453,023

Granted 2022. Computed term ends 2039.

Ends Apr 2039 · High confidence Also notable

Fluid Handling Protection System US 12,693,692

Granted 2026. Too new for citation comparison; protection runs to 2043.

Ends Apr 2043 · High confidence

Fee deadlines

Maintenance fees fall due 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years after grant. A missed fee ends a patent at the end of the six month grace period that follows, not on the due date.

1 fee due May 26, 2027
The maintenance fee for Follower Plate Geometry (US 10,486,958) comes due May 26, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 26, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Jun 30, 2027
The maintenance fee for Safety Mechanism for Use with a Drum Unloader (US 10,518,988) comes due Jun 30, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 3, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.

What they patent

Grouped by real patent family, largest first, labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Safety Mechanism for Use with a Drum Unloader	2 in force	to Aug 2038
Positive Displacement Pump	1 in force	to Aug 2043
Fluid Handling Protection System	1 in force	to Apr 2043
Predictive Maintenance of Liquid Paint Supply Systems	1 in force	to Oct 2040
Device or Method for Cleaning Spray Equipment and a System Retrofitted Therewith	1 in force	to Apr 2039

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Showing 1 to 6 of 6

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 10,486,958	Follower Plate Geometry In force Term ends Aug 27, 2038 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 27, 2038	High confidence
US 10,518,988	Safety Mechanism for Use with a Drum Unloader In force Term ends Aug 27, 2038 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 27, 2038	High confidence
US 11,453,023	Device or Method for Cleaning Spray Equipment and a System Retrofitted Therewith In force Term ends Apr 18, 2039 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 18, 2039	High confidence
US 12,194,485	Predictive Maintenance of Liquid Paint Supply Systems held by Binks U.K. Limited In force Term ends Oct 23, 2040 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 23, 2040	High confidence
US 12,693,692	Fluid Handling Protection System In force Term ends Apr 4, 2043 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 4, 2043	High confidence
US 12,644,440	Positive Displacement Pump In force Term ends Aug 25, 2043 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 25, 2043	High confidence

Also on record, not counted in the 6: 6 applications pending. List them

Sources and methods

Compiled from USPTO application file histories, grants and recorded assignments, with the company's own names reviewed by hand. How this record was built

Portfolio grouped automatically from ownership conveyances to the names matched to this company, usually every name that begins with its own, so it counts patents an affiliate holds; each list row names the holder of record. Security interests are excluded and ambiguous records are not reviewed by hand.

Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

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