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F-Tech Inc.

20 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.

Recorded under 4 name spellings.

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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 9, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Friction stir welding apparatus (US 9,050,688) comes due Dec 9, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 9, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jan 18, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Subframe for Vehicle (US 11,702,141) comes due Jan 18, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 19, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due May 24, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Friction stir welding apparatus (US 9,193,006) comes due May 24, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 24, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jul 28, 2027
    The maintenance fee for End plate of suspension member (US 10,543,728) comes due Jul 28, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 28, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Aug 2 to 16, 2027 · next Aug 2
  • 1 fee due Sep 8, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Suspension arm mounting structure (US 9,278,595) comes due Sep 8, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 8, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

  • 1 term has ended 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 9,278,595Suspension arm mounting structure
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,050,688Friction stir welding apparatus
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,248,522Friction stir welding apparatus
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,193,006Friction stir welding apparatus
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,751,563Subframe for vehicle
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,261,473Non-destructive testing system
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,839,228Volatile disinfectant
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,828,029Sub-frame for vehicle
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 10,239,560Subframe for vehicle
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,604,331Processing apparatus
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 20: 1 patent in force now held by others · 19 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 23 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.

1 abandoned · 9 no status recorded

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