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97 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
13 more in force are now held by other companies
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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.
  • 2 fees due Dec 20 to 25, 2026 · next Dec 20
  • 2 fees due Jan 4 to 11, 2027 · next Jan 4
  • 2 fees due Feb 6 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 6
  • 1 fee due Mar 19, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Velocity estimation of spatial aliased coherent noises propagating along a plurality of sensors (US 11,762,113) comes due Mar 19, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 20, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Apr 3 to 20, 2027 · next Apr 3
  • 2 fees due May 3 to 12, 2027 · next May 3
  • 1 fee due Jun 26, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Method and device for reducing bucking of pneumatic seismic sources (US 11,852,763) comes due Jun 26, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 27, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Jul 2 to 9, 2027 · next Jul 2
  • 3 fees due Aug 2 to 18, 2027 · next Aug 2
  • 6 fees due Sep 1 to 30, 2027 · next Sep 1
  • 7 fees due Oct 5 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 5

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Recent changes

  • 1 of the patents on this record was 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 7,610,871Dynamic stabilisation device for a submarine vehicle
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,548,600Apparatus and method for compensating the drift of a local clock used as sampling frequency
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,025,412System for Acquiring Seismic Data in a Marine Environment, Using Seismic Streamers Coupled to Means for Detecting And/Or Locating Marine Mammals
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 7,859,945Efficient seismic data acquisition with source separation
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 10,247,839Seismic Data Acquisition System Comprising Modules Associated with Units Connected to Sensors, the Modules Being Autonomous with Respect to Power Supply, Synchronisation and Storage
In force
 · Low confidence
In forceLow confidence
US 8,937,847System for Acquiring Seismic Data in a Marine Environment, Using Seismic Streamers Coupled to Means for Detecting And/Or Locating Marine Mammals
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,339,899Seismic data acquisition system comprising modules associated with units connected to sensors, the modules being autonomous with respect to power supply, synchronisation and storage
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,149,931Multi-carrier transmission process and system in a difficult environment with optimisation of emission power
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,260,580Data acquisition apparatus and method
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 10,330,806Dual axis geophones for pressure/velocity sensing streamers forming a triple component streamer
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 97: 13 patents in force now held by others · 63 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 34 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.

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3 pending · 2 abandoned · 23 no status recorded

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