78 patents currently held
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
The next term ends in Mar 2027. from the record
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Ending by 2030
Mar 2027
Next term end
76
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 Jan 2032 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Mar 2027 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Nov 2037 · High confidence
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US D777,688
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 66 later US patents, top 10% of design patents granted in 2017 in our data. Protection runs to 2032.
Lighted Cup Holder for Seating Arrangements
US 7,766,293
Cited by 47 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2010 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2027.
Energy Saving USB Receptacle
US 10,205,257
Granted 2019 and renewed at 2 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2037.
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 May 12, 2027The maintenance fee for Energy Saving USB Receptacle (US 10,476,187) comes due May 12, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 12, 2027, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 2 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 2 largest of its 76 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Energy Saving USB Receptacle | 3 in force | to Nov 2037 |
| Lighted Cup Holder for Seating Arrangements | 1 in force | to Mar 2027 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,766,293 | Lighted Cup Holder for Seating Arrangements In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D677,621 | Charger In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D678,190 | Charger In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D685,333 | Control Switch In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D690,275 | Control Panel In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D691,096 | Control Panel In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D691,098 | Switch In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D691,099 | Switch In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D691,971 | Switch In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D692,401 | Switch In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 78: 21 patents ended · 10 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.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.