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NR Engineering Co., Ltd.

40 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
2 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.
  • 3 fees due Feb 13 to 27, 2027 · next Feb 13
  • 2 fees due Mar 17, 2027
  • 2 fees due Apr 29, 2027
  • 1 fee due May 12, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Method and system for fault positioning and recovery of voltage source converter (US 10,476,261) comes due May 12, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 12, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jun 30, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Reconfigurable MMC sub-module unit and control unit thereof (US 10,523,131) comes due Jun 30, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 3, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Jul 14 to 23, 2027 · next Jul 14
  • 3 fees due Oct 28, 2027

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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 9,640,981Frequency-conversion differential protection method for output transformer of static frequency converter system
In force
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US 9,362,734Apparatus for limiting current of line or breaking current, and control method thereof
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US 9,634,476Apparatus for breaking line bidirectional current and control method thereof
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US 10,396,561Coordination control method of multi-terminal VSC-HVDC transmission system
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 9,584,007Current source converter differential protection method and relay protection device
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 9,876,393Direct current (DC) voltage control method and apparatus
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 10,164,428Voltage-Source Multi-Level Converter, DC Power Transmission System, and Fault Processing Method and Device
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 10,283,965Method for Incorporating Non-Operating Station into Operating System in Multi-Terminal Flexible DC Transmission System
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,876,420Sub-module distributed control method, device and system
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 10,218,184Method for inhibiting multiple inverter stations from entering passive control mode in island state
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 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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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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