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Element Six GmbH

23 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
18 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.
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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 Nov 19, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Pick tool and method for making same (US 9,033,425) comes due Nov 19, 2026. Unpaid by May 19, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Apr 1, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Strike tip for a pick tool having a flat apex area (US 10,428,652) comes due Apr 1, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 1, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Sep 29, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Cemented carbide article and method for making same (US 9,297,054) comes due Sep 29, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 29, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Oct 19, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Cemented carbide material (US 9,314,847) comes due Oct 19, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 19, 2028, it lapses early.

Which patents, and when each one lapses · Pro

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 D707,736Chisel holder
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US D736,283Chisel holder
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,394,592Hard-metal body
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,033,425Pick tool and method for making same
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,028,009Pick tool and method for making same
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,970,240Polycrystalline diamond composite compact
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,297,054Cemented carbide article and method for making same
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,314,847Cemented carbide material
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 10,428,652Strike tip for a pick tool having a flat apex area
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,895,789Polycrystalline diamond composite compact elements and methods of making and using same
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 23: 18 patents in force now held by others · 15 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.

4 pending · 18 no status recorded

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