875 patents currently held
187 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.
3 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.
The next term ends in Nov 2026. from the record
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Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.
148
Ending by 2030
Nov 2026
Next term end
825
Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
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
Ends Mar 2037 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Oct 2032 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Dec 2036 · High confidence
Container and Lid with Audible and Tactile Feedback
US 10,730,672
Cited by 58 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2037.
Packaging
US D798,703
Cited by 34 later US patents, top 25% of design patents granted in 2017 in our data. Protection runs to 2032.
Closure
US 11,312,543
A family of 6 related applications built on the 2022 grant. Protection runs to 2036. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
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.
- 5 fees due Nov 23 to 28, 2026 · next Nov 23
- 12 fees due Dec 4 to 27, 2026 · next Dec 4
- 6 fees due Jan 2 to 25, 2027 · next Jan 2
- 11 fees due Feb 1 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 1
- 9 fees due Mar 3 to 26, 2027 · next Mar 3
- 18 fees due Apr 1 to 29, 2027 · next Apr 1
- 19 fees due May 3 to 28, 2027 · next May 3
- 8 fees due Jun 10 to 29, 2027 · next Jun 10
- 11 fees due Jul 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 2
- 11 fees due Aug 2 to 27, 2027 · next Aug 2
- 16 fees due Sep 1 to 29, 2027 · next Sep 1
- 10 fees due Oct 5 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 5
- 4 fees due Nov 3 to 12, 2027 · next Nov 3
Recent changes
- Nov 2Assignment recorded on 1 record: Batchelor, Stephen Norman and 3 others to Conopco, Inc., D/B/A Unilever Recorded Nov 2, 2026, executed Aug 12, 2026. Conveyance as recorded: Assignment of Assignor's Interest. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership. Reel 76601, frame 816.
- 33 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
- 25 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 825 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Bottle | 7 in force | to Feb 2040 |
| Closure | 5 in force | to Dec 2036 |
| Personal Care Compositions with Glutathione Precursor Comprising 4-Substituted Resorcinols and Amino Acids | 3 in force | to Dec 2037 |
| Method for Stabilizing Retinoic Acid Precursors and a Skin Benefit Composition with Stabilized Retinoic Acid Precursors | 3 in force | to May 2037 |
| Container | 3 in force | to Feb 2037 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,781,386 | Shampoo Compositions Containing a Combination of Cationic Polymers held by Conopco, Inc. D/B/A Unilever In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D671,568 | Ice Cream Dispenser held by Conopco, Inc., D/B/A Unilever In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,947,259 | Hair Care Compositions held by Conopco, Inc. D/B/A Unilever In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,807,707 | Hair And/Or Scalp Care Compositions Incorporating Amino-Oxo-Indole-Ylidene Compounds held by Conopco, Inc. D/B/A Unilever In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D673,862 | Aerosol Dispenser Packaging held by Conopco, Inc., D/B/A Unilever In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,610,848 | Dispensing Machine with Eductor held by Conopco, Inc. D/B/A Unilever In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,988,954 | Hair Treatment Composition Comprising Sugar Lactone held by Conopco, Inc., D/B/A Unilever In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,659,235 | Stable Liquid Cleansing Compositions Which May Be Prepared Using Fatty Acyl Isethionate Surfactants held by Conopco, Inc. D/B/A/ Unilever In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US D684,673 | Aerosol Dispenser Cap held by Conopco, Inc., D/B/A Unilever In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D685,074 | Aerosol Dispenser held by Conopco, Inc., D/B/A Unilever In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 875: 187 patents in force now held by others · 617 patents ended · 354 applications pending · 1,453 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.