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Entech Instruments Inc.

17 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
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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 Jun 10, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Vacuum-assisted sample extraction device and method (US 10,502,664) comes due Jun 10, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 10, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Aug 13 to 20, 2027 · next Aug 13
  • 1 fee due Oct 2, 2027
    The maintenance fee for System and method of trace-level analysis of chemical compounds (US 11,946,912) comes due Oct 2, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 3, 2028, it lapses early.

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  • 1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 16, 2026

Patents held now

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PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 11,067,548Multi-capillary column pre-concentration system for enhanced sensitivity in gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GCMS)
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US 10,502,664Vacuum-assisted sample extraction device and method
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US 10,849,600Breath condensate and saliva analysis using oral rinse
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US 11,549,921System and method for real time monitoring of a chemical sample
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US 10,928,364Thermal desorber for gas chromatography sample introduction with improved compound recovery and enhanced matrix management
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US 11,169,124System and method for real time monitoring of a chemical sample
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US 11,162,925High performance sub-ambient temperature multi-capillary column preconcentration system for volatile chemical analysis by gas chromatography
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US D1,034,249Canister
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US 12,791,447Hybrid Capillary/Packed Trap and Method of Use
In force
 · Medium confidence
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US 11,247,204Sample Preconcentration System and Method for Use with Gas Chromatography
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Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

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