GEA Process Engineering A/S
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 2 name spellings.
2
Ending by 2030
Jul 2030
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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 16, 2027The maintenance fee for Production of an Instant Coffee Product in High Yield (US 10,349,665) comes due Jan 16, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 16, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Feb 13, 2027The maintenance fee for Insert for an atomizer wheel and atomizer wheel comprising a number of such inserts (US 10,376,809) comes due Feb 13, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 13, 2027, it lapses early.
- 4 fees due Apr 1 to 17, 2027 · next Apr 1
- 1 fee due May 26, 2027The maintenance fee for Air disperser comprising a guide vane framework for a spray drying apparatus, and method for assembling such an air disperser in a spray drying apparatus (US 10,488,107) comes due May 26, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 26, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Jul 5, 2027The maintenance fee for Spray dryer absorption apparatus with flat-bottomed chamber (US 9,227,157) comes due Jul 5, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 5, 2028, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Aug 25, 2027The maintenance fee for External mixing pressurized two-fluid nozzle and a spray drying method (US 10,569,187) comes due Aug 25, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 25, 2028, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Sep 5, 2027The maintenance fee for Dryer and a method for drying a liquid feed into a powder (US 11,920,864) comes due Sep 5, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 6, 2028, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due Oct 7 to 21, 2027 · next Oct 7
Recent changes
- 1 of the patents on this record was granted 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.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 8,903,235 | Closure element comprising a light source In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 11,123,700 | Method of monitoring a spray dryer and a spray dryer comprising one or more infrared cameras In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 8,741,035 | Spray dryer absorption process for flue gas with entrained coarse particles In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 10,569,187 | External mixing pressurized two-fluid nozzle and a spray drying method In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 9,227,157 | Spray dryer absorption apparatus with flat-bottomed chamber In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 9,981,200 | External mixing pressurized two-fluid nozzle and a spray drying method In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 9,863,700 | Method of providing inline sterile freeze drying of a product in trays accommodated in a trolley, system for carrying out the method, and use of the method In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 10,066,872 | An Air Disperser for Spray-Drying, and a Method for Manufacturing an Air Disperser Comprising Metal Forming In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,488,107 | Air disperser comprising a guide vane framework for a spray drying apparatus, and method for assembling such an air disperser in a spray drying apparatus In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 10,349,665 | Production of an Instant Coffee Product in High Yield In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 30: 1 patent in force now held by others · 4 lapsed for an unpaid fee. List them
Sources and methods
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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.
3 pending · 1 abandoned · 1 no status recorded