101 patents currently held

Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

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

The next term ends in Dec 2026. from the record

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Ending by 2030

Dec 2026

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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

Universal Bracket and Luggage Handle System US 8,359,708

Cited by 33 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2013 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2031.

Ends May 2031 · High confidence Also notable

Checkpoint-friendly backpack US 9,687,062

Cited by 27 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2017 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2030.

Ends Feb 2030 · High confidence Also notable

Backpack US D802,295

Cited by 42 later US patents, top 25% of design patents granted in 2017 in our data. Protection runs to 2032.

Ends Nov 2032 · 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 Dec 16, 2026
The maintenance fee for RFID-Shielded Articles and Methods Thereof (US 9,055,798) comes due Dec 16, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 16, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Jan 2, 2027
The maintenance fee for Checkpoint-Friendly Backpack (US 10,334,936) comes due Jan 2, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 2, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Mar 22, 2027
The maintenance fee for Articulable Shoulder Strap (US 9,138,042) comes due Mar 22, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 22, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Jul 28, 2027
The maintenance fee for Modular Suitcase Frame (US 10,542,805) comes due Jul 28, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 28, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 16, 2026
2 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 85 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Case	2 in force	to Oct 2041
Backpack (2021)	2 in force	to Apr 2041
Luggage	2 in force	to Feb 2041
Backpack (2018)	2 in force	to Nov 2040
Backpack (2021)	2 in force	to Oct 2040

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US D672,955	Expandable Suitcase In force Term ends Dec 25, 2026 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 25, 2026	High confidence
US D676,050	Computer Tablet Stand In force Term ends Feb 12, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 12, 2027	High confidence
US 7,731,068	Hanger In force Term ends Feb 15, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 15, 2028	High confidence
US 7,874,087	Removable Initial Patch In force Term ends Oct 5, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 5, 2028	High confidence
US 8,683,650	Universal Bracket and Luggage Handle System In force Term ends Oct 20, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 20, 2028	High confidence
US D716,635	Handle In force Term ends Nov 4, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 4, 2028	High confidence
US D718,050	Reversible Briefcase In force Term ends Nov 25, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 25, 2028	High confidence
US D718,936	Wheel Skid for Luggage In force Term ends Dec 9, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 9, 2028	High confidence
US D723,280	Split Pocket Zipper In force Term ends Mar 3, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 3, 2029	High confidence
US D728,239	Luggage with a set of Corner Bumpers In force Term ends May 5, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 5, 2029	High confidence

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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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