18 patents currently held
1 more in force is now held by another company
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
The next term ends in Apr 2031. from the record
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Ending by 2030
Apr 2031
Next term end
3
Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
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.
Notable patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
Ends Nov 2039 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Feb 2036 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Apr 2031 · High confidence
Composite Firearm Case
US 11,435,161
Cited by 12 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2022 in our data. Protection runs to 2039.
Encasement Protective Apparatus
US 9,834,361
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 16 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2017 in our data. Protection runs to 2036.
Encasement Protective Apparatus
US 8,387,789
Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2013 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2031.
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 Sep 26, 2027The maintenance fee for Carbon Fiber Air Cargo Container (US 11,939,145) comes due Sep 26, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 27, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 3 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 2 largest of its 3 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Composite Firearm Case | 15 in force | to Mar 2045 |
| Encasement Protective Apparatus | 2 in force | to Feb 2036 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 8,387,789 | Encasement Protective Apparatus In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,138,045 | Encasement Protective Apparatus In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,834,361 | Encasement Protective Apparatus In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,435,161 | Composite Firearm Case In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,635,278 | Composite Firearm Case In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 12,117,263 | Vacuum Retention System Including Tubular Sub-Components In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 12,222,189 | Composite Firearm Case In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 12,287,172 | Composite Case Having Retaining Bag Including Bead Refill Mechanism In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 12,292,258 | Composite Case for Medical Applications In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 12,442,620 | Flexible Case Having Retaining Bag Including Bead Refill Mechanism In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 18: 1 patent in force now held by others · 12 applications pending · 1 application 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.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.