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17 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
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 Dec 23, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Riserless, Pollutionless Drilling System (US 9,062,498) comes due Dec 23, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 23, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jun 29, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Systems and methods for subsea drilling (US 9,222,311) comes due Jun 29, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 29, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Aug 6, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Multi-mode pumped riser arrangement and methods (US 11,891,861) comes due Aug 6, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 7, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Oct 26, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Direct Drive Fluid Pump for Subsea Mudlift Pump Drilling Systems (US 9,322,230) comes due Oct 26, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 26, 2028, it lapses early.

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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 9,222,311Systems and methods for subsea drilling
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,978,774System and Method for Drilling a Subsea Well
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,062,498Riserless, Pollutionless Drilling System
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,322,230Direct Drive Fluid Pump for Subsea Mudlift Pump Drilling Systems
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,428,975Drilling fluid pump module coupled to specially configured riser segment and method for coupling the pump module to the riser
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,388,653Method and apparatus for subsea well plug and abandonment operations
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,664,006Riser isolation device having automatically operated annular seal
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 10,787,871System and methods for controlled mud cap drilling
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 11,085,255System and methods for controlled mud cap drilling
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 11,891,861Multi-mode pumped riser arrangement and methods
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 17: 10 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 5 ended at full term · 1 surrendered on reissue. 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.

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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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