121 patents currently held

2 more in force are now held by other companies

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

The next term ends in Jan 2029. from the record

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Jan 2029

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notable patents fee due within 90 days all others 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: the highest-ranked patents in this portfolio by citations and family size. Fee due within 90 days: a maintenance fee is due within 90 days of when this page was computed and not yet paid.

Notable patents

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

Notable

Reel Based Lacing System US 8,516,662

Cited by 392 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2013 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2031.

Ends Sep 2031 · High confidence Also notable

Reel Based Lacing System US 8,468,657

Cited by 383 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2013 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2031.

Ends Jun 2031 · High confidence Also notable

Integrated Closure Device Components and Methods US 9,770,070

Cited by 128 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2017 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2034.

Ends Dec 2034 · 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.

2 fees due Dec 25 to 27, 2026 · next Dec 25
2 fees due Jan 9 to 25, 2027 · next Jan 9
3 fees due Feb 8 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 8
4 fees due Mar 8 to 22, 2027 · next Mar 8
3 fees due Apr 6 to 10, 2027 · next Apr 6
2 fees due May 10 to 19, 2027 · next May 10
3 fees due Jun 3 to 19, 2027 · next Jun 3
1 fee due Jul 28, 2027
The maintenance fee for Reel Based Closure System Employing a Friction Based Tension Mechanism (US 10,543,630) comes due Jul 28, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 28, 2028, it lapses early.
3 fees due Aug 2 to 20, 2027 · next Aug 2
2 fees due Sep 3 to 5, 2027 · next Sep 3

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Recent changes

4 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 61 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Integrated Closure Device Components and Methods	9 in force	to Dec 2034
Reel Based Lacing System (2011)	8 in force	to Nov 2034
Reel Based Lacing System (2009)	7 in force	to Jun 2031
Systems, Methods, and Devices for Automatic Closure of Medical Devices	6 in force	to Mar 2035
Reel Based Closure System	4 in force	to Feb 2041

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 8,984,719	Closure System In force Term ends Jan 16, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 16, 2029	High confidence
US 8,277,401	Closure System for Braces, Protective Wear and Similar Articles In force Term ends Mar 25, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 25, 2029	High confidence
US 9,138,030	Reel Based Lacing System In force (reinstated) Term ends Nov 20, 2029 · High confidence	In force (reinstated)	Term ends Nov 20, 2029	High confidence
US 11,737,519	Reel Based Lacing System In force Term ends Nov 20, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 20, 2029	High confidence
US 11,779,083	Reel Based Lacing System In force Term ends Nov 20, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 20, 2029	High confidence
US 10,863,796	Reel Based Lacing System In force Term ends Mar 9, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 9, 2030	High confidence
US D751,281	Footwear Tightening Reels In force Term ends Mar 15, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 15, 2030	High confidence
US 9,259,056	Reel Based Lacing System In force (reinstated) Term ends Mar 23, 2030 · High confidence	In force (reinstated)	Term ends Mar 23, 2030	High confidence
US D758,061	Lace Tightening Device In force Term ends Jun 7, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 7, 2030	High confidence
US 10,433,999	Closure System for Braces, Protective Wear and Similar Articles In force Term ends Jul 4, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 4, 2030	High confidence

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Also on record, not counted in the 121: 2 patents in force now held by others · 14 patents ended · 31 applications pending · 21 applications abandoned. 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.

Fee due within 90 days marks a patent with a maintenance fee due within 90 days of the date this page was computed and not yet recorded paid, so it can end earlier than the bar shows. A fee left unpaid ends the patent at the close of the six month grace period that follows its due date, not on the due date itself. It is not a prediction that the fee will be missed.

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

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