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Andritz Inc.

153 patents currently held · Updated Nov 15, 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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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.
  • 3 fees due Dec 20 to 25, 2026 · next Dec 20
  • 5 fees due Jan 2 to 21, 2027 · next Jan 2
  • 5 fees due Feb 1 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 1
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  • 4 fees due May 10 to 26, 2027 · next May 10
  • 6 fees due Jun 1 to 26, 2027 · next Jun 1
  • 1 fee due Jul 2, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Supported toothed plates in a disperser with buttress extending from the substrate and between a first face of a tooth (US 11,859,344) comes due Jul 2, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 3, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Aug 11 to 20, 2027 · next Aug 11
  • 2 fees due Sep 15 to 17, 2027 · next Sep 15
  • 1 fee due Oct 2, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Device and method for transferring a strip of a web (US 11,946,203) comes due Oct 2, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 3, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Nov 14, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Refiner plate having inter-bar wear protrusions (US 11,982,053) comes due Nov 14, 2027. Unpaid by May 15, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

  • 1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 17, 2026
  • 3 terms have ended since Aug 17, 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 8,181,888Method to assemble wash liquid spray nozzles for a pulp mat
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 7,981,248Gas free valve for pulp vacuum washer and method
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,766,269Refiner stator plate having an outer row of teeth slanted to deflect pulp and method for pulp deflection during refining
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 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,823,822System and method to align refiner plates during installation on a disc
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 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,157,195Mechanical pulping refiner plate having curved refining bars with jagged leading sidewalls and method for designing plates
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,780,815Gas free valve for pulp vacuum washer and method
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,954,745Refiner plate segment with triangular inlet feature
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 7,799,173Screen plates having diagonal slots with curved inlets for a digester
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 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,900,862Mechanical pulping refiner plate having curved refining bars with jagged leading sidewalls and method for designing plates
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,896,276Refiner plates with high-strength high-performance bars
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 153: 4 patents in force now held by others · 117 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 89 ended at full term · 1 surrendered on reissue. List them

Sources and methods

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

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