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32 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
17 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 Feb 8 to 25, 2027 · next Feb 8
  • 1 fee due Mar 19, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Water Vapor Differential Minimization Systems and Methods for Gas Exchange Measurements of Aqueous or Water Saturated Samples (US 11,761,893) comes due Mar 19, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 20, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due May 24 to 26, 2027 · next May 24
  • 1 fee due Jun 24, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Multiple Laser Optical Feedback Assisted Cavity Enhanced Absorption Spectroscopy Systems and Methods (US 10,514,299) comes due Jun 24, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 27, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jul 7, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Mode Matching Method for Absorption Spectroscopy Systems (US 10,527,492) comes due Jul 7, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 7, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Aug 4, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Acoustic structural reflection interference mitigation systems, methods, and devices (US 10,551,406) comes due Aug 4, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 4, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Oct 5, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Cavity Enhanced Laser Based Gas Analyzer Systems and Methods (US 9,304,080) comes due Oct 5, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 5, 2028, it lapses early.

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  • 1 term has 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 8,018,981Multi-Pass Optical Cell with Actuator for Actuating a Reflective Surface
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,508,874Process for Forming a Light Beam Path in a Dielectric Mirror
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 8,317,342Surface Preparation Method for Eliminating Optical Interference from Absorption Cavity Mirrors
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 8,154,714Gas Analyzer
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,953,558Method and Apparatus for Determining Gas Flux
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 8,610,072Gas Exchange System Flow Configuration
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,613,520Process of Forming a Light Beam Path in a Dielectric Mirror
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,482,653Gas Exchange System Flow Configuration
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,659,758Laser Based Cavity Enhanced Optical Absorption Gas Analyzer with Laser Feedback Optimization
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,910,506Gas Exchange System Flow Configuration
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
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Also on record, not counted in the 32: 17 patents in force now held by others · 73 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 59 ended at full term. List them

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Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

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