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Field Upgrading Limited

28 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
55 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.

Recorded under 2 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 Jan 30, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Na Based Secondary Battery (US 10,367,226) comes due Jan 30, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 30, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jun 8, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Nickel-metal hydride/hydrogen hybrid battery using alkali ion conducting separator (US 9,209,445) comes due Jun 8, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 8, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Aug 16, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Method for providing electrical potential from a sodium-based secondary cell (US 9,263,770) comes due Aug 16, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 16, 2028, it lapses early.

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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 8,159,192Method for charging a nickel-metal hydride battery
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 8,722,221Method of discharging a nickel-metal hydride battery
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 9,631,285Electrochemical process for the production of synthesis gas using atmospheric air and water
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 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,012,633Advanced metal-air battery having a ceramic membrane electrolyte
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,012,621Nickel-metal hydride battery using alkali ion conducting separator
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,209,445Nickel-metal hydride/hydrogen hybrid battery using alkali ion conducting separator
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,216,722Solid electrolyte for alkali-metal-ion batteries
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 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,075,746Electrochemical cell for production of synthesis gas using atmospheric air and water
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 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,323,817Alkali metal seawater battery
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,263,770Method for providing electrical potential from a sodium-based secondary cell
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 28: 55 patents in force now held by others · 4 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 1 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 pending · 1 abandoned · 2 no status recorded

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