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N.V. Bekaert S.A.

72 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
13 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 10 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 Nov 23, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Installing a wire fence to a post (US 11,655,651) comes due Nov 23, 2026. Unpaid by May 24, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 3 fees due Dec 2 to 11, 2026 · next Dec 2
  • 1 fee due Jan 23, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Ternary or quaternary alloy coating for steam ageing and cured humidity adhesion elongated steel element comprising a ternary or quaternary brass alloy coating and corresponding method (US 10,358,769) comes due Jan 23, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 23, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Mar 3, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Forced water cooling of thick steel wires (US 10,400,319) comes due Mar 3, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 3, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 3 fees due May 3 to 26, 2027 · next May 3
  • 2 fees due Jun 12 to 19, 2027 · next Jun 12
  • 3 fees due Jul 21 to 28, 2027 · next Jul 21
  • 3 fees due Aug 20 to 25, 2027 · next Aug 20
  • 2 fees due Sep 3 to 29, 2027 · next Sep 3
  • 1 fee due Oct 14, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Process for manufacturing an elongated steel element to reinforce rubber products (US 10,619,271) comes due Oct 14, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 14, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Nov 12, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Tension buffer system for multi-wire pay-off system (US 10,647,539) comes due Nov 12, 2027. Unpaid by May 12, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

  • 1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 16, 2026
  • 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 7,871,695Reinforced structure comprising a cementitious matrix and zinc coated metal elements
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US 8,322,600Assembly for reinforcement for concrete and markers
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 8,720,750Non-slip metal wire clothes hanger
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 8,429,888High elongation steel cord with preformed strands
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 8,883,306Cold drawn low carbon steel filament and method of manufacturing said filament
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 8,871,020High elongation fibres
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US 9,296,640Knitted fabric of steel fibers
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 9,174,395Metal element based textile product with improved widthwise stability
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 8,858,848Foaming agent to improve EMI shielding
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US 9,045,901High elongation fibre with good anchorage
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 · From the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 72: 13 patents in force now held by others · 132 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 249 ended at full term · 1 surrendered on reissue. 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.

9 pending · 8 abandoned · 108 no status recorded

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