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28 patents currently held · Updated Nov 15, 2026
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.
  • 1 fee due Jan 4, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Flexible Cooling System with Thermal Energy Storage (US 11,692,779) comes due Jan 4, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 6, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Feb 28, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Compressor-Assisted Thermal Energy Management System (US 11,739,997) comes due Feb 28, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 30, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Apr 13 to 27, 2027 · next Apr 13
  • 1 fee due May 28, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Intelligent Cooling for Directed Energy Systems (US 11,828,496) comes due May 28, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 29, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jul 19, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Cascade floating intermediate temperature heat pump system (US 9,239,174) comes due Jul 19, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 19, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Sep 10, 2027
  • 1 fee due Oct 21, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Vector Drive for Vapor Compression Systems (US 10,627,145) comes due Oct 21, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 21, 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 7,648,757Penetration resistant composite
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 7,766,076Spot cooler for heat generating electronic components
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 7,722,952Refrigerant releasing composite
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 7,768,221Method, system, and apparatus for controlling an electric motor
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 7,630,856Thermal management computing system and method
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 8,278,778HVAC/R battery back-up power supply system having a variable frequency drive (VFD) power supply
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 8,299,646HVAC/R system with variable frequency drive (VFD) power supply for multiple motors
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 8,299,653HVAC/R system with variable frequency drive power supply for three-phase and single-phase motors
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 8,293,388Thermal energy battery and method for cooling temperature sensitive components
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 8,302,416Liquid refrigerant composite cooling system
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 28: 15 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 74 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.

3 abandoned · 9 no status recorded

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