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Esab AB

103 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.
12
Ending by 2030
Oct 2027
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When these terms end

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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.
  • 2 fees due Nov 14 to 16, 2026 · next Nov 14
  • 3 fees due Jan 16 to 30, 2027 · next Jan 16
  • 1 fee due Feb 28, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Welding power supply with extended voltage characteristic (US 11,742,766) comes due Feb 28, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 30, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Mar 15 to 24, 2027 · next Mar 15
  • 4 fees due Apr 1 to 30, 2027 · next Apr 1
  • 1 fee due May 26, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Arc welding method and arc welding arrangement with first and second electrodes (US 10,486,256) comes due May 26, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 26, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jun 22, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Method and Apparatus for Twin Wire Arc Welding (US 9,216,470) comes due Jun 22, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 22, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Sep 5 to 30, 2027 · next Sep 5
  • 2 fees due Oct 21 to 28, 2027 · next Oct 21

Which patents, and when each one lapses · Pro

Recent changes

Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.

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 8,809,737Method, apparatus and software for gas metal arc welding with a continuously fed electrode
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US D698,242Container
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 11,534,848Control method for MIG/MAG-welding and welding equipment applying this method
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,247,737Contact Device for Welding Apparatus
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,231,045Welding Crane with Welding Head
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,448,835Device for Welding
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,254,150Inverter with Commutation Circuit
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,440,936Welding Power Supply
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,884,183Welding Process and a Welding Arrangement
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,704,120Device for Handling Powder for a Welding Apparatus
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
10 of 103 patents shown.
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Also on record, not counted in the 103: 2 patents in force now held by others · 2 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 59 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.

12 pending · 4 abandoned · 30 no status recorded

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