Apache Corporation

10 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026

1 more in force is now held by another company

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

Ending by 2030

Sep 2034

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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.

2 fees due Apr 15 to 22, 2027 · next Apr 15
1 fee due May 17, 2027
The maintenance fee for Method for acquiring marine seismic data (US 9,188,693) comes due May 17, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 17, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Nov 12, 2027
The maintenance fee for Porous materials for natural gas liquids separations (US 10,646,817) comes due Nov 12, 2027. Unpaid by May 12, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

1 of the patents on this record was 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.

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Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 9,188,693	Method for acquiring marine seismic data In force Term ends Sep 15, 2034 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Sep 15, 2034	From the USPTO record
US 9,387,430	Methods and systems of enhanced carbon dioxide recovery In force Term ends Sep 11, 2035 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Sep 11, 2035	From the USPTO record
US 10,450,841	Methods for statistical prediction of well production and reserves In force Term ends Sep 26, 2035 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Sep 26, 2035	From the USPTO record
US 10,232,342	Method, Synthesis, Activation Procedure and Characterization of an Oxygen Rich Activated Porous Carbon Sorbent for Selective Removal of Carbon Dioxide with Ultra High Capacity In force Term ends Jul 1, 2036 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 1, 2036	Medium confidence
US 9,921,329	Automated method for selecting positions within formations from which to extract samples thereof In force Term ends Aug 2, 2036 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Aug 2, 2036	From the USPTO record
US 10,441,915	Natural gas liquids recovery from pressure swing adsorption and vacuum swing adsorption In force Term ends Nov 8, 2038 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Nov 8, 2038	From the USPTO record
US 10,646,817	Porous materials for natural gas liquids separations In force Ends no later than Nov 8, 2038 · From the USPTO record	In force	Ends no later than Nov 8, 2038	From the USPTO record
US 10,730,005	Porous materials for natural gas liquids separations In force Term ends Nov 8, 2038 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Nov 8, 2038	From the USPTO record
US D1,156,876	Handle for a Hawk Tool In force Term ends Nov 10, 2041 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 10, 2041	High confidence
US 12,582,944	Methods for Treating Porous Membranes In force Term ends Oct 29, 2042 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 29, 2042	High confidence

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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.

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