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33 patents currently held · Updated Nov 15, 2026

21 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.

Ending by 2030

May 2028

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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 Dec 13, 2026
The maintenance fee for Process for dehydrating methanol to dimethyl ether product (US 11,673,851) comes due Dec 13, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 14, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Jan 4, 2027
The maintenance fee for Process for preparation of a supported cobalt-containing Fishcer-Tropsch synthesis (US 11,691,127) comes due Jan 4, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 6, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Apr 17, 2027
The maintenance fee for Process for making ethers via enol ethers (US 11,787,760) comes due Apr 17, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 18, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Jul 9, 2027
The maintenance fee for Extruded titania-based materials comprising quaternary ammonium compounds and/or prepared using quaternary ammonium compounds (US 11,865,513) comes due Jul 9, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 10, 2028, it lapses early.
1 fee due Aug 27, 2027
The maintenance fee for Fischer-Tropsch process, supported Fischer-Tropsch synthesis catalyst and uses thereof (US 11,912,943) comes due Aug 27, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 28, 2028, it lapses early.
1 fee due Oct 23, 2027
The maintenance fee for Multiple Cooling Circuit Systems and Methods for Using Them (US 11,964,549) comes due Oct 23, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 24, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

2 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.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 8,299,297	Process for the Production of Glycolic Acid In force Term ends May 20, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 20, 2028	High confidence
US 8,501,987	Process for Production of Glycolic Acid In force Term ends Oct 15, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 15, 2029	High confidence
US D763,695	Bottle In force Term ends Aug 16, 2030 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Aug 16, 2030	From the USPTO record
US 10,682,627	Extruded titania-based material comprising zirconium oxide In force Ends no later than Jul 14, 2035 · From the USPTO record	In force	Ends no later than Jul 14, 2035	From the USPTO record
US 10,717,075	Fischer-Tropsch process using reduced cobalt catalyst In force Term ends Dec 2, 2035 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Dec 2, 2035	From the USPTO record
US 11,691,127	Process for preparation of a supported cobalt-containing Fishcer-Tropsch synthesis In force Term ends Apr 20, 2036 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Apr 20, 2036	From the USPTO record
US 10,688,471	Extruded Titania-Based Material Comprising Mesopores and Macropores In force Ends no later than Jul 14, 2036 · Medium confidence	In force	Ends no later than Jul 14, 2036	Medium confidence
US 10,669,499	Ether Compounds and Related Compositions In force Term ends Aug 3, 2036 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 3, 2036	High confidence
US 11,492,566	Ether-Based Lubricant Compositions, Methods and Uses In force Term ends Aug 3, 2036 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 3, 2036	High confidence
US 10,675,610	Extruded titania-based materials comprising one or more acids or prepared using one or more acids In force Term ends Aug 28, 2036 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Aug 28, 2036	From the USPTO record

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Sources and methods

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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.

7 pending · 9 abandoned · 15 no status recorded

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