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Exentec U.S., Inc.

12 patents currently held · Updated Nov 15, 2026
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

Previously recorded as Airgard, Inc. (to 2025)

5
Ending by 2030
Aug 2027
Next term end

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.
  • 1 fee due Mar 22, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Systems and Methods to Prevent Back-Flash in an Abatement System (US 9,138,679) comes due Mar 22, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 22, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jun 12, 2027
    The maintenance fee for On-demand in-line-blending and supply of chemicals (US 11,839,860) comes due Jun 12, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 13, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Nov 7, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Concentrically heated inlet tube for gas scrubbing apparatus (US 11,976,890) comes due Nov 7, 2027. Unpaid by May 8, 2028, it lapses early.

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 7,794,678Effluent Gas Scrubbing
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,611,684Effluent Gas Scrubber and Method of Scrubbing Effluent Gasses
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,771,514Apparatus and Method for Providing Heated Effluent Gases to a Scrubber
In force (reinstated)
 · High confidence
In force (reinstated)High confidence
US 7,854,792Reactive Gas Control
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,496,741Reactive Gas Control
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,023,303Extended or Multiple Reaction Zones in Scrubbing Apparatus
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,138,679Systems and Methods to Prevent Back-Flash in an Abatement System
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 10,864,526Electrode for Electrostatic Precipitator Gas Scrubbing Apparatus
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 11,318,431On-demand in-line-blending and supply of chemicals
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 11,839,860On-demand in-line-blending and supply of chemicals
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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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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