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John Crane Inc.

26 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
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 Mar 19 to 29, 2027 · next Mar 19
  • 3 fees due May 7 to 21, 2027 · next May 7
  • 1 fee due Jul 5, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Electroanalytical Sensor Based on Nanocrystalline Diamond Electrodes and Microelectrode Arrays (US 9,228,972) comes due Jul 5, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 5, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Oct 28, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Non-Collapsible Flexible Sealing Membrane and Seal Assembly for Rotary Shaft Equipment (US 10,634,250) comes due Oct 28, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 28, 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 7,611,151Mechanical Seal with Thermally Stable Mating Ring
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,959,156Mechanical Seal with Enhanced Face Stability
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,232,559Controlling Diamond Film Surfaces and Layering
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,790,952Seal Monitoring and Control System
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,857,319Mechanical Seal with Banded Ring
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,227,350Controlling Diamond Film Surfaces and Layering
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,651,801Seal Monitoring and Control System
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,651,157Split Seal Assembly and Method
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,701,211Method to Reduce Wedge Effects in Molded Trigonal Tips
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,979,613Nano-fabricated Structured Diamond Abrasive Article
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
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Also on record, not counted in the 26: 7 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 70 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.

2 pending · 5 abandoned

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