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Mecs, Inc.

17 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
1 more in force is now held by another company
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.
  • 1 fee due Feb 20, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Gas Inlet System for Wet Gas Scrubber (US 10,384,159) comes due Feb 20, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 20, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Apr 20, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Recovery of Sulfur Trioxide Heat of Absorption (US 9,162,890) comes due Apr 20, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 20, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jul 28, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Removal of Sulfate from Solvent Solutions Using an Anion Exchange Resin (US 10,543,453) comes due Jul 28, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 28, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Aug 23, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Regenerative Recovery of Contaminants from Effluent Gases (US 9,266,059) comes due Aug 23, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 23, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Sep 8, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Energy Recovery in Manufacture of Sulfuric Acid (US 9,278,859) comes due Sep 8, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 8, 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 7,695,701Process for Treating Acid Gas in Staged Furnaces with Inter-Stage Heat Recovery
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,632,616Fiber Bed Assembly for a Fiber Bed Mist Eliminator
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,636,819Fiber Bed Assembly for a Fiber Bed Mist Eliminator
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,586,001Energy Recovery in Manufacture of Sulfuric Acid
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,894,965Energy Recovery in Manufacture of Sulfuric Acid
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,278,859Energy Recovery in Manufacture of Sulfuric Acid
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 11,185,812Regenerative Recovery of Sulfur Dioxide from Effluent Gases
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,005,340Fiber Bed Assembly Including a Re-Entrainment Control Device for a Fiber Bed Mist Eliminator
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,940,258Regenerative Recovery of Contaminants from Effluent Gases
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,162,890Recovery of Sulfur Trioxide Heat of Absorption
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
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Also on record, not counted in the 17: 1 patent in force now held by others · 7 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 28 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.

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