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114 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
14 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 8 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.
  • 3 fees due Nov 16 to 30, 2026 · next Nov 16
  • 3 fees due Dec 6 to 25, 2026 · next Dec 6
  • 1 fee due Jan 18, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Additive for Electrolytes (US 11,705,579) comes due Jan 18, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 19, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 5 fees due Feb 1 to 13, 2027 · next Feb 1
  • 3 fees due Mar 1 to 5, 2027 · next Mar 1
  • 2 fees due May 5 to 7, 2027 · next May 5
  • 1 fee due Jun 10, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Secondary Battery, Battery Pack, Electric Vehicle, Electric Power Storage System, Electric Power Tool, and Electronic Apparatus (US 10,505,175) comes due Jun 10, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 10, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 3 fees due Jul 2 to 16, 2027 · next Jul 2
  • 2 fees due Aug 2 to 27, 2027 · next Aug 2
  • 3 fees due Sep 12 to 22, 2027 · next Sep 12
  • 1 fee due Oct 14, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Synthesis and Hydrogen Storage Properties of Novel Manganese Hydrides (US 10,622,655) comes due Oct 14, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 14, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Nov 7, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Battery safety vent assembly (US 11,978,919) comes due Nov 7, 2027. Unpaid by May 8, 2028, it lapses early.

Which patents, and when each one lapses · Pro

Recent changes

  • 2 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
  • 3 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.
PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 7,950,298Motorized bracelet assembly for moving sensor modules around a pipe
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,048,561Process for the Preparation of an Electrode from a Porous Material, Electrode Thus Obtained and Corresponding Electrochemical System
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 10,811,731Electrolyte Purification Method Using Calcium Carbide, and Electrolytes Thus Obtained
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,034,490Multilayer material, method for making same and use as electrode
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,800,051Apparatus and method for monitoring snow water equivalent and soil moisture content using natural gamma radiation
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,126,664Detection, localization and interpretation of partial discharge
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,293,769Electrode coated with a film obtained from an aqueous solution comprising a water-soluble binder, production method thereof and uses of same
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 10,144,674Process for Preparing Ceramics, Ceramics Thus Obtained and Uses Thereof, Especially as a Sputtering Target
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 9,972,865Rechargeable electrochemical accumulator
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,298,582Polysaccharide-based impregnated solid material with improved stability, processes for the preparation thereof and impregnating solutions used
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 114: 14 patents in force now held by others · 67 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 344 ended at full term · 2 surrendered on reissue. 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.

29 pending · 12 abandoned · 49 no status recorded

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