Surface Technology, Inc.

13 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026

Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

Recorded under 3 name spellings.

Ending by 2030

Mar 2027

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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 Feb 4, 2027
The maintenance fee for Composite PTFE plating (US 9,096,924) comes due Feb 4, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 4, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Sep 15, 2027
The maintenance fee for Burnishing tool and method for burnishing (US 9,283,650) comes due Sep 15, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 15, 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.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 7,600,404	Surface treatment apparatus and method In force Term ends Mar 23, 2027 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Mar 23, 2027	From the USPTO record
US 7,805,972	Integrally Bladed Rotating Turbo Machinery and Method and Apparatus for Achieving the Same In force Term ends Aug 4, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 4, 2027	High confidence
US 8,511,130	Method for preventing or arresting crack development and propagation In force Term ends Dec 4, 2027 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Dec 4, 2027	From the USPTO record
US 7,762,113	Metallic article with improved fatigue performance and corrosion resistance and method for making the same In force Term ends May 26, 2029 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends May 26, 2029	From the USPTO record
US 8,375,805	Method and apparatus for sensing distortion In force Term ends Dec 17, 2029 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Dec 17, 2029	From the USPTO record
US 9,096,924	Composite PTFE plating In force Term ends Feb 22, 2031 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Feb 22, 2031	From the USPTO record
US 8,598,260	Composite PTFE plating In force Term ends Sep 9, 2031 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Sep 9, 2031	From the USPTO record
US 8,601,659	Burnishing tool and method for burnishing In force Term ends Oct 16, 2031 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Oct 16, 2031	From the USPTO record
US 9,283,650	Burnishing tool and method for burnishing In force Term ends Dec 20, 2031 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Dec 20, 2031	From the USPTO record
US 9,789,582	Method and compression apparatus for introducing residual compression into a component having a regular or an irregular shaped surface In force Term ends Sep 17, 2033 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Sep 17, 2033	From the USPTO record

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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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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.

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