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116 patents currently held · Updated Nov 15, 2026
4 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 Dec 25, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Probe holder with spacer (US 10,330,516) comes due Dec 25, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 25, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jan 28, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Magnetic-inductive flow meter with a partially constricted measuring tube flow cross-section (US 9,091,574) comes due Jan 28, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 28, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 3 fees due Feb 6 to 27, 2027 · next Feb 6
  • 4 fees due Mar 1 to 15, 2027 · next Mar 1
  • 3 fees due May 5 to 19, 2027 · next May 5
  • 3 fees due Jun 3 to 30, 2027 · next Jun 3
  • 1 fee due Jul 30, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Ultrasonic Flowmeter, Use of an Ultrasonic Flowmeter in a Shut-off Device and Shut-off Device (US 11,885,654) comes due Jul 30, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 31, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Sep 10, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Ultrasound flowmeter and method for measuring flow rate (US 10,584,995) comes due Sep 10, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 10, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Oct 19, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Magnet module for a nuclear magnetic flow meter (US 9,316,515) comes due Oct 19, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 19, 2028, it lapses early.

Which patents, and when each one lapses · Pro

Recent changes

  • 1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 17, 2026
  • 3 terms have ended since Aug 17, 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 7,337,676Device for measuring the mass rate of flow
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,475,602Process for mounting a clamp-on flow rate measurement device and mounting device for attaching a clamp-on flow rate measurement device
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,380,469Ultrasonic flow rate measuring device
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,500,402Ultrasonic flow rate measuring device
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,647,841Process for operation of a Coriolis mass flow rate measurement device
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,540,203Device for measuring the mass rate of flow having two measuring tubes joined by a stiffened connector
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,701,118Ultrasonic flow rate measuring device
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,810,399Ultrasonic flowmeter
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,719,267Apparatus and Method for Real Time and Real Flow-Rates Measurements of Oil and Water Cuts from Oil Production
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,971,494Coriolis mass flowmeter having a reinforcing bridge between two end connection plates
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 116: 4 patents in force now held by others · 58 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 35 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.

8 pending · 7 no status recorded

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