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17 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
2 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 Naval Group (2022)

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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 22, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Underwater connector half and underwater connector comprising such a connector half (US 10,454,205) comes due Apr 22, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 22, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due May 19, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Method and device for detecting an overcharging of an accumulator of a battery (US 10,481,213) comes due May 19, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 19, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jun 10, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Method for managing stoppage of a pressurised-water nuclear reactor (US 10,504,627) comes due Jun 10, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 10, 2027, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

  • 1 term has ended 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 8,955,450Offshore Installation for Producing Electrical Energy
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,866,315Underwater electricity generation module provided with a base
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,876,047Harpoon head and corresponding harpoon
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,919,001Method and System for Helping to Position a Component on a Structural Element
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,017,436Fuel processing systems with thermally integrated componentry
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,920,996Systems and methods for regulating fuel cell air flow during low loads or cold temperature operation
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,390,819Submerged energy production module
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,390,820Electricity production module
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,424,956Submerged or underwater electricity production module
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,396,820Submerged electricity production module
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 17: 2 patents in force now held by others · 36 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 2 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.

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