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H.E.F.

38 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
3 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 as renamed to Hydromecanique et Frottement (2020)

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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 9, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Mechanical part coated with a layer of amorphous carbon for sliding in relation to a less hard component (US 10,344,242) comes due Jan 9, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 9, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Feb 11, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Part having a DLC coating and method for applying the DLC coating (US 9,103,016) comes due Feb 11, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 11, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jul 12, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Method of treating parts for kitchen utensils (US 9,234,269) comes due Jul 12, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 12, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Sep 1 to 15, 2027 · next Sep 1
  • 1 fee due Oct 21, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Powder paint thermosetting binder composition and manufacturing method (US 10,626,277) comes due Oct 21, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 21, 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 7,758,963Corrosion resistant coating based on silicon, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,955,000Joint assembly, particularly for bogie brake linkages
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,092,092Guide member
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,883,744Use of a titanium-copper-nickel-based alloy
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,938,582Self-lubricating guiding member
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,011,655Device for Generating Cold Plasma in a Vacuum Chamber and Use of Said Device for Thermo-Chemical Processing
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,728,588Method of treating a surface of at least one part by means of individual sources of an electron cyclotron resonance plasma
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,859,078Friction Piece in a Lubricated Medium, Working at Contact Pressures Higher Than 200 Mpa
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,357,259Method for assembling at least two plates and use of the method for preparing an ion beam sputtering assembly
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,395,091Method for fabricating a heating element by depositing thin layers on an insulating substrate and the element thus obtained
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 38: 3 patents in force now held by others · 2 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 6 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.

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