General Atomics

72 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026

7 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 3 name spellings.

Ending by 2030

Feb 2027

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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 Nov 30, 2026
The maintenance fee for High pressure gas generation system for hydrogen production and other applications (US 11,661,339) comes due Nov 30, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 1, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Dec 9, 2026
The maintenance fee for Pulsed Interrupter and Method of Operation (US 9,054,530) comes due Dec 9, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 9, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Jan 7, 2027
The maintenance fee for Methods and Apparatus for Selective Gaseous Extraction of MOLYBDENUM-99 and Other Fission Product Radioisotopes (US 9,076,561) comes due Jan 7, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 7, 2027, it lapses early.
2 fees due Mar 15 to 17, 2027 · next Mar 15
4 fees due Apr 15 to 17, 2027 · next Apr 15
1 fee due Jul 23, 2027
The maintenance fee for Joining and sealing pressurized ceramic structures (US 11,881,322) comes due Jul 23, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 24, 2028, it lapses early.
2 fees due Sep 10 to 22, 2027 · next Sep 10
1 fee due Oct 2, 2027
The maintenance fee for Synchronization of high power radiofrequency sources (US 11,946,726) comes due Oct 2, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 3, 2028, it lapses early.
1 fee due Nov 3, 2027
The maintenance fee for Method and Apparatus for Inhibiting Formation of And/Or Removing Ice from Aircraft Components (US 9,327,839) comes due Nov 3, 2027. Unpaid by May 3, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

3 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
4 terms have 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.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 7,587,277	Inertial/Magnetic Measurement Device In force Term ends Feb 5, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 5, 2027	High confidence
US 8,275,544	Magnetically Stabilized Forward Observation Platform In force Term ends Apr 21, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 21, 2027	High confidence
US 7,732,769	Apparatus and Methods for Use in Flash Detection In force Term ends Aug 6, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 6, 2027	High confidence
US 7,732,782	Corona Detection Device In force Term ends Sep 21, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 21, 2028	High confidence
US 8,054,539	Optical System for Reducing Stimulated Brillouin Scattering by Controllably Changing Polarization Direction of an Optical Signal In force Term ends Oct 24, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 24, 2028	High confidence
US 8,199,635	Method and System for Network Setup and Maintenance and Medium Access Control for a Wireless Sensor Network In force Term ends Nov 20, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 20, 2028	High confidence
US 7,819,050	Active Armor System In force Term ends Apr 11, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 11, 2029	High confidence
US 8,109,353	Transport System Incorporating Linear Motor Charged Electric Vehicle In force Term ends Nov 10, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 10, 2029	High confidence
US 8,113,310	Linear Motor Charged Electric Vehicle In force Term ends Apr 18, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 18, 2030	High confidence
US 8,499,697	System and Method for Vehicle Position Sensing with Use of Propulsion Windings In force Term ends Aug 18, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 18, 2030	High confidence

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Sources and methods

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Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

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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.

1 pending · 4 abandoned · 31 no status recorded

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