27 patents currently held

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

The next term ends in Jun 2029. from the record

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Jun 2029

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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

Modular Handgun US 10,119,777

Cited by 50 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2018 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2037.

Ends Jan 2037 · High confidence Also notable

Accessory Mounting System for Firearms US 9,506,726

The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 60 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data. Protection runs to 2034.

Ends Dec 2034 · High confidence Also notable

Firearm with Interchangeable Calibers And/Or Improved Sights US RE47,335

Cited by 17 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2032.

Ends Sep 2032 · Low 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 Apr 22, 2027
The maintenance fee for Firearm Barrel (US 10,451,373) comes due Apr 22, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 22, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Jul 19, 2027
The maintenance fee for Integrated Leveler and Rail Platform Assembly for a Firearm (US 9,239,208) comes due Jul 19, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 19, 2028, it lapses early.
1 fee due Nov 10, 2027
The maintenance fee for Lock Up System for a Handguard (US 9,335,117) comes due Nov 10, 2027. Unpaid by May 10, 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 17 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Modular Handgun	5 in force	to Jan 2037
Accessory Mounting System for Firearms	3 in force	to Dec 2034
Firearm Accessory Mounting System	2 in force	to Apr 2038
Firing Pin Assembly	2 in force	to Feb 2036
Lock Up System for a Handguard	2 in force	to Sep 2034

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US D732,629	Slide for a Semiautomatic Firearm In force Term ends Jun 23, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 23, 2029	High confidence
US D767,071	Firearm Barrel with Dimpled Surface In force Term ends Sep 20, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 20, 2030	High confidence
US D771,215	Firing Pin for a Firearm In force Term ends Nov 8, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 8, 2030	High confidence
US D777,872	Handgun Slide with Grooved Design Pattern In force Term ends Jan 31, 2032 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 31, 2032	High confidence
US 8,832,983	Firearm with Interchangeable Calibers And/Or Improved Sights In force Term ends Sep 17, 2032 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 17, 2032	High confidence
US RE47,335	Firearm with Interchangeable Calibers And/Or Improved Sights In force Term ends Sep 17, 2032 · Low confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 17, 2032	Low confidence
US D803,341	Handgun Slide In force Term ends Nov 21, 2032 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 21, 2032	High confidence
US 9,239,208	Integrated Leveler and Rail Platform Assembly for a Firearm In force Term ends Jul 22, 2034 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 22, 2034	High confidence
US 9,335,117	Lock Up System for a Handguard In force Term ends Sep 30, 2034 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 30, 2034	High confidence
US 9,476,673	Method of Locking a Handguard to an Upper Receiver of a Firearm In force Term ends Sep 30, 2034 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 30, 2034	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.

Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

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