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47 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
2 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 Nov 30, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Method of making an acoustic sensor (US 11,662,489) comes due Nov 30, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 1, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Dec 16 to 20, 2026 · next Dec 16
  • 3 fees due Mar 12 to 24, 2027 · next Mar 12
  • 1 fee due Apr 1, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Sound baffle device and system for detecting acoustic signals (US 10,428,644) comes due Apr 1, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 1, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due May 12, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Device and system for detecting dynamic strain (US 10,473,541) comes due May 12, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 12, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Aug 20, 2027
    The maintenance fee for System and method for locating an area of interest in a conduit (US 11,906,394) comes due Aug 20, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 22, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Sep 10, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Method and system for determining whether an event has occurred from dynamic strain measurements (US 10,584,960) comes due Sep 10, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 10, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Oct 2 to 9, 2027 · next Oct 2
  • 1 fee due Nov 7, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Optical Interrogator for Performing Interferometry Using Fiber Bragg Gratings (US 11,976,915) comes due Nov 7, 2027. Unpaid by May 8, 2028, it lapses early.

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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.
PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 8,326,540Method and apparatus for fluid migration profiling
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,057,254Method for detecting and locating fluid ingress in a wellbore
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,605,537Method and system for determining relative depth of an acoustic event within a wellbore
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 10,234,345Method and System for Detecting Dynamic Strain
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 10,473,541Device and system for detecting dynamic strain
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 11,002,620Device and system for detecting dynamic strain
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 11,313,744Method and system for detecting dynamic strain
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 12,196,635Method and system for detecting dynamic strain
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 11,630,008Method and System for Detecting Dynamic Strain
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 9,606,250Loudness based method and system for determining relative location of an acoustic event along a channel
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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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

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