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55 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
32 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 9 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 Dec 23, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Surface for filtering a plurality of frequency bands (US 9,065,180) comes due Dec 23, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 23, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Feb 15, 2027
  • 2 fees due Apr 10 to 22, 2027 · next Apr 10
  • 2 fees due May 3 to 21, 2027 · next May 3
  • 2 fees due Jun 10 to 24, 2027 · next Jun 10
  • 1 fee due Aug 20, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Superconducting current limiter with electroconductive spacer (US 11,910,729) comes due Aug 20, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 22, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Sep 12, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Class PHI-2 Power Converter Comprising a Self-Oscillating Switch Control Circuit (US 11,929,688) comes due Sep 12, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 13, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Oct 16, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Superconducting current limiting dipole, comprising at least four superconducting cables (US 11,961,663) comes due Oct 16, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 17, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

  • 3 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 7,990,138Probe for analysis of a string of rods or tubes in a well
In force (reinstated)
 · From the USPTO record
In force (reinstated)From the USPTO record
US 8,253,099Methods and Devices for High Throughput Crystal Structure Analysis by Electron Diffraction
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,687,897Method for Detecting Orientation of Contours
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,065,180Surface for filtering a plurality of frequency bands
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,177,423Data Processing Method for Transforming a First 3D Surface Suitable for Coating a First Object into a Second 3D Surface Suitable for Coating a Second Object, and Associated Computer Program and Processing Device
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,472,271Method of Programming a Phase Change Memory and Phase Change Memory Device
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 10,451,617Method for Capturing, Method for Detecting and Kit for Capturing a Molecule in a Sample
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,660,366Device for Connecting a Radiofrequency Circuit or Component Printed on a Flexible Support to a Coaxial Cable
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 10,191,103Method of Locating a Source of Transient Signals in a Dispersive Environment
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 10,503,259Vibrating Device Comprising Embedded Mechanical Reflectors for Defining an Active Plate Mode Propagation Area and Mobile Apparatus Comprising the Device
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
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Also on record, not counted in the 55: 32 patents in force now held by others · 43 lapsed for an unpaid fee. 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

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29 pending · 37 abandoned · 10 no status recorded

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