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78 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
4 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.
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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 Nov 21, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Exhaust manifold in a CVD reactor (US 10,294,562) comes due Nov 21, 2026. Unpaid by May 21, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 3 fees due Dec 6 to 25, 2026 · next Dec 6
  • 1 fee due Jan 18, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Closure element for closing a loading opening of an inner housing of a CVD reactor (US 11,702,740) comes due Jan 18, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 19, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 3 fees due Feb 1 to 4, 2027 · next Feb 1
  • 1 fee due Mar 5, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Shield plate for a CVD reactor (US 11,746,419) comes due Mar 5, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 7, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Apr 8, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Substrate treatment device (US 10,438,823) comes due Apr 8, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 8, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due May 12, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Temperature-controlled gas supply line with dilution gas flows supplied at multiple locations (US 10,472,718) comes due May 12, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 12, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jun 26, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Coating device having coated transmitter coil (US 11,851,762) comes due Jun 26, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 27, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 4 fees due Jul 7 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 7
  • 1 fee due Aug 18, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Method for separating a carbon structure from a seed structure (US 10,563,300) comes due Aug 18, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 18, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Sep 29, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Method for deposition of high-performance coatings and encapsulated electronic devices (US 9,299,956) comes due Sep 29, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 29, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Oct 16, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Device for connecting a susceptor to a drive shaft (US 11,959,190) comes due Oct 16, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 17, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

  • 2 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026

Patents held now

Soonest term end first. Each date below is computed on that patent's own page, which shows the rule, the adjustments and the fee history it was derived from.
PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 8,152,927CVD coating device
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,052,796CVD reactor comprising a photodiode array
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,308,969Plasma system for improved process capability
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,846,501Method for equipping an epitaxy reactor
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,096,932Methods for plasma processing
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,096,933Methods for plasma processing
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,443,702Methods for plasma processing
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,697,197Methods for plasma processing
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,018,105CVD Method and CVD Reactor
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,841,221MOCVD reactor having cylindrical gas inlet element
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 78: 4 patents in force now held by others · 39 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 16 ended at full term. List them

Sources and methods

Compiled from the USPTO record, grants, published applications and recorded assignments, not yet reviewed by hand. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

Published applications

US patent applications published under this name that have not become patents. An application is published about eighteen months after its earliest filing; one that has not been published is in no public record.

9 pending · 2 abandoned · 23 no status recorded

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