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Areva Inc.

11 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
17 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.

Recorded as renamed to Framatome (2018)

Previously recorded as Areva NP (to 2014)

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Ending by 2030
Feb 2030
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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 Apr 6, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Method for recycling nuclear control rods and recycled control rod section (US 9,153,349) comes due Apr 6, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 6, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due May 10, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Two-piece replacement nozzle (US 9,180,557) comes due May 10, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 10, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jun 22, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Narrow annulus permanent canal seal plate (US 9,218,896) comes due Jun 22, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 22, 2027, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.

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 8,744,781Eddy current method for the characterization of broached tube support plate blockage
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,774,341Boiling water reactor nuclear power plant with alcohol injection
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,711,999Inspection Tool for Top Guides of a Boiling Water Reactor
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,811,565Integrated reactor missile shield and crane assembly
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,153,349Method for recycling nuclear control rods and recycled control rod section
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,478,319Method of operating a power generator based on noble metal induced oxidation of a heat transfer surface
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,218,896Narrow annulus permanent canal seal plate
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,689,845Angle beam ultrasonic probe for internal hex socket bolts
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,180,557Two-piece replacement nozzle
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,887,016BWR feedwater sparger end bracket pin clamp
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 11: 17 patents in force now held by others · 19 lapsed for an unpaid fee. 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.

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