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Pason Systems Corp.

35 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
3 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.
  • 1 fee due Dec 23, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Method and apparatus for correcting data points acquired during well drilling (US 9,062,524) comes due Dec 23, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 23, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Feb 15, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Methods and Systems for Performing Automated Drilling of a Wellbore (US 11,725,496) comes due Feb 15, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 16, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Apr 30, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Methods, systems, and media for controlling a toolface of a downhole tool (US 11,802,473) comes due Apr 30, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 1, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due May 21, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Detecting a mud motor stall (US 11,821,272) comes due May 21, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 22, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Aug 2 to 20, 2027 · next Aug 2
  • 1 fee due Sep 17, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Method, system, and medium for controlling rate of penetration of a drill bit (US 10,591,625) comes due Sep 17, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 17, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

  • 5 of the patents on this record were granted 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 8,502,981Methods and systems for chemical composition measurement and monitoring using a rotating filter spectrometer
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US 9,250,132Methods and systems for chemical composition measurement and monitoring using a rotating filter spectrometer
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US 8,184,293Methods and systems for chemical composition measurement and monitoring using a rotating filter spectrometer
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US 8,896,839Multiplex Tunable Filter Spectrometer
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 9,568,419Method and apparatus for speciating hydrocarbons
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US 9,651,481Method and apparatus for liberating gases from drilling fluid
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US 8,381,838System and apparatus for directing the drilling of a well
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 8,632,625Method and apparatus for liberating gases from drilling fluid
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US 8,907,951Method, system and computer-readable medium for providing a user interface for predicting the physical attributes of a proposed well
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 9,618,643Method and apparatus for decoding a signal sent from a measurement-while-drilling tool
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 · From the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 35: 3 patents in force now held by others · 5 ended at full term. List them

Sources and methods

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

Published applications

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2 pending · 1 abandoned · 2 no status recorded

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