Nine patents currently held, every record listed here
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
The next term ends in Mar 2034. from the record
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Ending by 2030
Mar 2034
Next term end
8
Patent families
When these terms end
Each bar runs from grant to computed term end. 2016 to 2043.
US 12,276,620
Antenna-Grating Coupled Sensing System for Clutter Reduction During Evaluation of a Status of a Material
Dec 13, 2040
US 12,061,155
Method and Apparatus for Evaluation of a Status of a Material in Metallurgical Vessels
Aug 9, 2041
US 12,085,384
System and Method for Evaluating a Status of a Material in Metallurgical Vessels
Nov 25, 2042
US 12,504,272
System and Method for Determining the Thickness of a Material in Manufacturing Vessels
Sep 2, 2043
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2 pending applications: term is not computable until grant.Updated Nov 14, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 14, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
Notable patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
Ends Jan 2035 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jun 2034 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jun 2035 · High confidence
Material Erosion Monitoring System and Method
US 9,488,601
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 219 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data. Protection runs to 2035.
Microwave Probe for Furnace Refractory Material
US 9,255,794
Cited by 16 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2034.
Device and Method for Evaluation of a Material
US 10,151,709
Granted 2018 and renewed at 2 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2035.
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 Aug 9, 2027The maintenance fee for Microwave Probe for Furnace Refractory Material (US 9,255,794) comes due Aug 9, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 9, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 8 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Material Erosion Monitoring System and Method | 2 in force | to Jan 2035 |
| System and Method for Determining the Thickness of a Material in Manufacturing Vessels | 1 in force | to Sep 2043 |
| System and Method for Evaluating a Status of a Material in Metallurgical Vessels | 1 in force | to Nov 2042 |
| Method and Apparatus for Evaluation of a Status of a Material in Metallurgical Vessels | 1 in force | to Aug 2041 |
| Antenna-Grating Coupled Sensing System for Clutter Reduction During Evaluation of a Status of a Material | 1 in force | to Dec 2040 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
Showing 1 to 9 of 9
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 9,880,110 | Material Erosion Monitoring System and Method In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,255,794 | Microwave Probe for Furnace Refractory Material In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,488,601 | Material Erosion Monitoring System and Method In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,151,709 | Device and Method for Evaluation of a Material In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,054,367 | Asset Life Optimization and Monitoring System In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 12,276,620 | Antenna-Grating Coupled Sensing System for Clutter Reduction During Evaluation of a Status of a Material In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 12,061,155 | Method and Apparatus for Evaluation of a Status of a Material in Metallurgical Vessels In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 12,085,384 | System and Method for Evaluating a Status of a Material in Metallurgical Vessels In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 12,504,272 | System and Method for Determining the Thickness of a Material in Manufacturing Vessels In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 9: 4 patents ended · 2 applications pending · 3 applications abandoned. List them
Sources and methods
Compiled from USPTO application file histories, grants and recorded assignments, with the company's own names reviewed by hand. How this record was built
Portfolio grouped automatically from ownership conveyances to the names matched to this company, usually every name that begins with its own, so it counts patents an affiliate holds; each list row names the holder of record. Security interests are excluded and ambiguous records are not reviewed by hand.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.