27 patents currently held

4 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.

2 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.

The next term ends in Apr 2027. from the record

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Apr 2027

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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

Light for Vehicles US 7,712,933

The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 78 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2010 in our data. Protection runs to 2028.

Ends Oct 2028 · High confidence Also notable

Electrical Device Having Boardless Electrical Component Mounting Arrangement US 7,909,482

Cited by 31 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2011 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2027.

Ends Sep 2027 · High confidence Also notable

Illuminating Assembly for Use with Shelving US 10,788,199

The newest of the three, granted 2020. It anchors the portfolio to 2037, later than anything else here.

Ends Jan 2037 · 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 Jul 23, 2027
The maintenance fee for Improved Headrest Tube and Method of Forming Same (US 11,878,615) comes due Jul 23, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 24, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 16, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 25 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Improved Headrest Tube and Method of Forming Same	2 in force	to May 2040
Illuminating Assembly for Use with Shelving	2 in force	to Jan 2037
Radar Transparent Construction for Illuminated Symbols	1 in force	to Aug 2043
Light Projector with Overmolding to Improve Accuracy Between Light Source, Aperture, and Lens	1 in force	to Mar 2042
Underwater LED Lamp	1 in force	to May 2041

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 7,528,335	Light Assembly for Vehicle Interiors In force Term ends Apr 14, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 14, 2027	High confidence
US 7,909,482	Electrical Device Having Boardless Electrical Component Mounting Arrangement In force Term ends Sep 8, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 8, 2027	High confidence
US 7,776,948	Composite Counterweight and Method of Making Same In force Term ends Oct 16, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 16, 2027	High confidence
US 7,837,359	Lens System for LED Lights In force Term ends Apr 11, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 11, 2028	High confidence
US 7,712,933	Light for Vehicles In force Term ends Oct 29, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 29, 2028	High confidence
US 7,815,339	Light Module In force Term ends Feb 28, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 28, 2029	High confidence
US 7,955,106	Flex Connector and Manufacturing Process In force Term ends Mar 12, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 12, 2030	High confidence
US 7,993,150	Power Distribution Assembly with Grounding Feature In force Term ends Mar 12, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 12, 2030	High confidence
US 8,230,575	Overmolded Circuit Board and Method In force Term ends Sep 14, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 14, 2030	High confidence
US 8,245,555	Headrest Frame and Method In force Term ends Jan 9, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 9, 2031	High confidence

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Also on record, not counted in the 27: 4 patents in force now held by others · 13 patents ended · 2 applications pending · 6 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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