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44 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
9 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.
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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.
  • 2 fees due Jan 7 to 28, 2027 · next Jan 7
  • 2 fees due Apr 20, 2027
  • 1 fee due Jun 29, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Natural gas liquefaction method with high-pressure fractionation (US 9,222,724) comes due Jun 29, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 29, 2027, it lapses early.

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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 8,148,288Bimetallic or multi-metallic catalyst that has an optimized bimetallicity index and an optimized hydrogen adsorption capacity
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,981,828Process for hydrodesulphurizing gasoline cuts containing sulphur and olefins in the presence of a catalyst comprising at least one support, one group VIII and one group VIB element
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,988,943Treatments of tail gas from a claus unit over an optimized sequence of catalysts
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,759,534Process and Device for Improved Separation of Paraxylene in a Simulated Moving Bed
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,838,456Modified EU-1 zeolite and its use in the isomerization of aromatic C8 compounds
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,781,629Methods of hydrotreating a mixture made up of oils of animal or vegetable origin and of petroleum cuts with quench injection of the oils on the last catalyst bed
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,872,165Methods of hydrotreating a mixture made up of oils of animal or vegetable origin and of petroleum cuts with intermediate stripping
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,146,659Method of modelling enhanced recovery by polymer injection
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,994,377Method of Converting Ethanol to Base Stock for Diesel Fuel
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,685,259Novel Fluid Distribution and Collection System in a Multistage Column Comprising a Jet Breaker
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
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Also on record, not counted in the 44: 9 patents in force now held by others · 165 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 46 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.

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