Tech Met, Inc.

9 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026

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

Ending by 2030

Mar 2037

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Held patents by the year their term ends

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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 20, 2026
The maintenance fee for Method and device for etching patterns inside objects (US 11,682,550) comes due Dec 20, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 21, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Mar 3, 2027
The maintenance fee for Method and device for etching patterns inside objects (US 10,399,240) comes due Mar 3, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 3, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Jun 26, 2027
The maintenance fee for Composition and method for creating nanoscale surface geometry on an implantable device (US 11,851,772) comes due Jun 26, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 27, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Aug 25, 2027
The maintenance fee for Method and device for etching patterns inside objects (US 10,573,506) comes due Aug 25, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 25, 2028, it lapses early.
1 fee due Sep 19, 2027
The maintenance fee for Composition and method for creating nanoscale surface geometry on a cobalt chromium implantable device (US 11,932,947) comes due Sep 19, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 20, 2028, it lapses early.
2 fees due Oct 9, 2027

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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.

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Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 10,399,240	Method and device for etching patterns inside objects In force Term ends Mar 13, 2037 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Mar 13, 2037	From the USPTO record
US 10,573,506	Method and device for etching patterns inside objects In force Term ends Mar 13, 2037 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Mar 13, 2037	From the USPTO record
US 11,682,550	Method and device for etching patterns inside objects In force Term ends Jan 25, 2039 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jan 25, 2039	From the USPTO record
US 11,053,595	Cobalt Chrome Etching Process In force Term ends Dec 16, 2039 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 16, 2039	High confidence
US 12,590,248	Composition and Method for Creating Nanoscale Surface Geometry on an Implantable Device In force Ends no later than May 13, 2040 · Low confidence	In force	Ends no later than May 13, 2040	Low confidence
US 11,952,523	Composition and method for creating nanoscale surface geometry on an implantable device In force Term ends Sep 15, 2040 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Sep 15, 2040	From the USPTO record
US 11,952,669	Compositions and methods for creating nanoscale surface geometries on metals of an implantable device In force Ends no later than Nov 12, 2041 · From the USPTO record	In force	Ends no later than Nov 12, 2041	From the USPTO record
US 11,932,947	Composition and method for creating nanoscale surface geometry on a cobalt chromium implantable device In force Term ends Nov 23, 2041 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Nov 23, 2041	From the USPTO record
US 11,851,772	Composition and method for creating nanoscale surface geometry on an implantable device In force Term ends Dec 4, 2041 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Dec 4, 2041	From the USPTO record

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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.

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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.

1 pending

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