10 patents currently held

3 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.

The next term ends in Nov 2026. from the record

Of the 3 now held by other companies, 2 name MT Industries Inc. as their current owner, and 1 more name another party. Each row says which.

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Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.

Ending by 2030

Nov 2026

Next term end

Patent families

When these terms end

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Held patents by the year their term ends

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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

Automatic Body Spray System US 8,201,288

The largest patent family in this portfolio, 8 related applications, renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2028.

Ends May 2028 · Medium confidence Also notable

Method and System for Applying a Heated Skin Treatment Spray US 8,790,319

Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2014 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2031. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.

Ends Apr 2031 · High confidence Also notable

Method of Using a Bag-In-Box Container System US 8,701,933

The largest patent family in this portfolio, 5 related applications, renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2029.

Ends Mar 2029 · Medium confidence

Formerly held, still cited

Notable

Hand Held Skin Treatment Spray System with Proportional Air and Liquid Control US 8,486,030

The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 47 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2013 in our data. Protection runs to 2031.

now held by Evolv Brands, Inc.

Ends Apr 2031 · High confidence

Also notable

Gantry Tower Spraying System with Cartridge/Receptacle Assembly US 7,886,684

Cited by 40 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.

now held by MT Industries, Inc.

Ends Dec 2027 · 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 Sep 8, 2027
The maintenance fee for Precision Pumping System for Spray Treatment Cycles (US 9,278,367) comes due Sep 8, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 8, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.

What they patent

The 4 largest of its 6 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Box	4 in force	to Mar 2029
Automatic Body Spray System	2 in force	to May 2028
Method and System for Applying a Heated Skin Treatment Spray	1 in force	to Apr 2031
Skin Treatment Spray Nozzle System for Automatic Spray Gantry	1 in force	to Dec 2030

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Showing 1 to 10 of 10

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US D671,404	Box In force Term ends Nov 27, 2026 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 27, 2026	High confidence
US D671,405	Box In force Term ends Nov 27, 2026 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 27, 2026	High confidence
US 8,920,391	Container for System for Spray Coating Human Subject In force (reinstated) Term ends May 7, 2027 · Medium confidence	In force (reinstated)	Term ends May 7, 2027	Medium confidence
US D682,679	Box In force Term ends May 21, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 21, 2027	High confidence
US D691,883	Box In force Term ends Oct 22, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 22, 2027	High confidence
US 8,201,288	Automatic Body Spray System In force Term ends May 11, 2028 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends May 11, 2028	Medium confidence
US 8,701,933	Method of Using a Bag-In-Box Container System In force Term ends Mar 27, 2029 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 27, 2029	Medium confidence
US 8,784,390	Skin Treatment Spray Nozzle System for Automatic Spray Gantry In force Term ends Dec 15, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 15, 2030	High confidence
US 8,790,319	Method and System for Applying a Heated Skin Treatment Spray In force Term ends Apr 18, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 18, 2031	High confidence
US 9,278,367	Precision Pumping System for Spray Treatment Cycles In force Term ends May 14, 2034 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 14, 2034	High confidence

Also on record, not counted in the 10: 3 patents in force now held by others · 6 patents ended · 2 applications pending · 17 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.

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