35 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 Oct 2027. from the record
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Ending by 2030
Oct 2027
Next term end
33
Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
fee due within 90 days
all others
Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 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
Ends Oct 2040 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jan 2028 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Nov 2028 · High confidence
Method of Manufacturing an Etched Glass Article
US 11,667,564
Cited by 8 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2023 in our data. Protection runs to 2040.
Silver-Containing Aqueous Formulation and Its Use to Produce Electrically Conductive or Reflective Coatings
US 7,824,580
Cited by 29 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 2028.
Method for Producing Metal Particles, Metal Particles Produced Thereby, and the Use Thereof
US 8,133,932
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 35 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2012 in our data. Protection runs to 2028.
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 6, 2026The maintenance fee for Method of Manufacturing an Etched Glass Article (US 11,667,564) comes due Dec 6, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 7, 2027, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- Sep 24Assignment recorded on 1 record: Matthys, Mitch and 2 others to Agfa-Gevaert N.V. Recorded Sep 24, 2026, executed Aug 24, 2026. Conveyance as recorded: Assignment of Assignor's Interest. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership. Reel 76144, frame 769.
- 2 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 17, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 33 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Solder Mask Inkjet Inks for Manufacturing Printed Circuit Boards | 2 in force | to Nov 2037 |
| Silver-Containing Aqueous Formulation and Its Use to Produce Electrically Conductive or Reflective Coatings | 2 in force | to Jan 2028 |
| Polythiophene/Polyanion Compositions | 1 in force | to Oct 2043 |
| A Separator for Water Electrolysis | 1 in force | to Feb 2043 |
| Inkjet Ink for Printed Circuit Boards | 1 in force | to Nov 2042 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,976,736 | Process for Preparing Silver-Containing Aqueous Formulation Useful for Electrically Conductive or Reflective Coatings In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,824,580 | Silver-Containing Aqueous Formulation and Its Use to Produce Electrically Conductive or Reflective Coatings In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,133,932 | Method for Producing Metal Particles, Metal Particles Produced Thereby, and the Use Thereof In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,496,989 | Process for Producing an Ion-Permeable Web-Reinforced Separator In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,734,893 | Process for Producing an Ion-Permeable Web-Reinforced Separator In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,597,913 | Image Receiving Material for Offset Printing In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,655,027 | Free Radical Radiation Curable Liquids for De-Inking Substrates In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 10,249,900 | A Method for Preparing a Composite Membrane held by Agfa-Gevaert In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,767,063 | Aqueous Inkjet Inks held by Agfa-Gevaert In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,793,468 | Method of Manufacturing an Etched Glass Article In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 35: 3 patents in force now held by others · 19 patents ended · 30 applications pending · 38 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.
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.