Maintenance fees coming due

International Business Machines Corporation

7,597 maintenance fees come due in the 12 months from Nov 14, 2026, the next on Nov 14, 2026. Unpaid by May 14, 2027, that one lapses early.

A maintenance fee does not end a patent on its due date. It falls due at 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years from grant, and the patent lapses only if the fee is still unpaid at the end of the six month grace period that follows.

Patent	Title	Holder	Status	Fee due	Lapses if unpaid	Expires	Confidence
US 10,287,014	Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Coupling Apparatus for Drone Coupling with Vehicles International Business Machines Corporation In force Fee due Nov 14, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 14, 2027 Term ends Aug 20, 2036 · High confidence	International Business Machines Corporation	In force	Nov 14, 2026	May 14, 2027	Term ends Aug 20, 2036	High confidence
US 10,287,381	Non-Halogenated Flame Retardant Hindered Amine Light Stabilizer Impact Modifiers International Business Machines Corporation In force Fee due Nov 14, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 14, 2027 Term ends Aug 10, 2037 · High confidence	International Business Machines Corporation	In force	Nov 14, 2026	May 14, 2027	Term ends Aug 10, 2037	High confidence
US 10,287,925	Fuel Vaporization Using Data Center Waste Heat International Business Machines Corporation In force Fee due Nov 14, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 14, 2027 Term ends Nov 19, 2034 · High confidence	International Business Machines Corporation	In force	Nov 14, 2026	May 14, 2027	Term ends Nov 19, 2034	High confidence
US 10,288,684	On-Chip Hardware-Controlled Window Strobing International Business Machines Corporation In force Fee due Nov 14, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 14, 2027 Term ends Jun 16, 2037 · High confidence	International Business Machines Corporation	In force	Nov 14, 2026	May 14, 2027	Term ends Jun 16, 2037	High confidence
US 10,288,744	Dynamic GPS Location Update International Business Machines Corporation In force Fee due Nov 14, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 14, 2027 Term ends Jan 3, 2037 · High confidence	International Business Machines Corporation	In force	Nov 14, 2026	May 14, 2027	Term ends Jan 3, 2037	High confidence
US 10,288,980	One-Dimensional Photonic Crystal with Pillars Having a Layer Structure International Business Machines Corporation In force Fee due Nov 14, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 14, 2027 Term ends Mar 31, 2036 · High confidence	International Business Machines Corporation	In force	Nov 14, 2026	May 14, 2027	Term ends Mar 31, 2036	High confidence
US 10,289,278	Displaying Webpage Information of Parent Tab Associated with New Child Tab on Graphical User Interface International Business Machines Corporation In force Fee due Nov 14, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 14, 2027 Term ends Oct 24, 2036 · High confidence	International Business Machines Corporation	In force	Nov 14, 2026	May 14, 2027	Term ends Oct 24, 2036	High confidence
US 10,289,279	System, Method, and Apparatus for Preservation of Accessibility and Serviceability Information International Business Machines Corporation In force Fee due Nov 14, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 14, 2027 Term ends Sep 26, 2030 · High confidence	International Business Machines Corporation	In force	Nov 14, 2026	May 14, 2027	Term ends Sep 26, 2030	High confidence
US 10,289,284	Viewing Selected Zoomed Content International Business Machines Corporation In force Fee due Nov 14, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 14, 2027 Term ends Aug 13, 2035 · High confidence	International Business Machines Corporation	In force	Nov 14, 2026	May 14, 2027	Term ends Aug 13, 2035	High confidence
US 10,289,304	Physical Address Management in Solid State Memory by Tracking Pending Reads Therefrom International Business Machines Corporation In force Fee due Nov 14, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 14, 2027 Term ends Nov 6, 2033 · High confidence	International Business Machines Corporation	In force	Nov 14, 2026	May 14, 2027	Term ends Nov 6, 2033	High confidence
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