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Etel S.A.

65 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
1 more in force is now held by another company
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 Frame having integrated cooling for an electric drive (US 9,065,312) comes due Dec 23, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 23, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Feb 28, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Pulse width-modulated driving method for an electric motor with zero-crossing compensation (US 11,742,788) comes due Feb 28, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 30, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Apr 27, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Vertical actuator drive having gravity compensation (US 9,172,291) comes due Apr 27, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 27, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jun 17, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Sliding linear bearing having a small angular error (US 10,511,216) comes due Jun 17, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 17, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Aug 6 to 23, 2027 · next Aug 6
  • 2 fees due Sep 3 to 24, 2027 · next Sep 3
  • 2 fees due Oct 5 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 5

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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 8,040,099Position device in gantry type of construction
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 8,568,032Clean room-suitable linear guide
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,508,310Method and device for generating PWM signals
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,446,221Electronic circuit with a linear amplifier assisted by a switch-mode amplifier
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,860,354Control circuit for an electric motor having a power-supply control device
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,172,291Vertical actuator drive having gravity compensation
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,267,987Apparatus for testing wafers
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,065,312Frame having integrated cooling for an electric drive
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,302,394Positioning device
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,777,972Heat sink for a linear motor
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 65: 1 patent in force now held by others · 16 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 8 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 · 4 no status recorded

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