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Comet AG

40 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.
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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 Jan 18, 2027
    The maintenance fee for RF power generator with analogue and digital detectors (US 11,705,314) comes due Jan 18, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 19, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Mar 26, 2027
    The maintenance fee for High-frequency amplifier assembly for a high-frequency generator (US 11,770,892) comes due Mar 26, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 27, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Apr 3, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Device and method for synchronizing a high frequency power signal and an external reference signal (US 11,777,508) comes due Apr 3, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 4, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due May 5, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Broadband matching network (US 10,469,038) comes due May 5, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 5, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jun 10, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Diaphragm for an X-ray tube and X-ray tube with such a diaphragm (US 10,504,633) comes due Jun 10, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 10, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Aug 6 to 13, 2027 · next Aug 6

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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.
PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 8,090,075X-ray tube with an anode insulation element for liquid cooling and a receptacle for a high-voltage plug
In force
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US 8,139,359Cooling system for a variable vacuum capacitor
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,248,751Drive system for variable vacuum capacitor
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,360,640X-ray tube and method for examining a target by scanning with an electron beam
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,472,347Variable vacuum capacitor
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 9,805,873Vacuum variable capacitor
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US D838,852Xray tube
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 9,721,729Vacuum variable capacitor
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 11,011,350Variable power capacitor for RF power applications
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 10,032,607Frequency tuning of a RF-generator within a plasma process
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 40: 1 patent in force now held by others · 7 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 14 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.

5 pending · 3 abandoned · 4 no status recorded

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