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Tiax LLC

17 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
1 more in force is now held by another company
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
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Apr 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.
  • 2 fees due Nov 21 to 28, 2026 · next Nov 21
  • 1 fee due Apr 13, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Torque sensor (US 9,157,816) comes due Apr 13, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 13, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jun 8, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Polycrystalline metal oxide, methods of manufacture thereof, and articles comprising the same (US 9,209,455) comes due Jun 8, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 8, 2027, 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 7,555,398Sensor system error reduction
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,490,581Advanced Fired Heater Unit for Use in Refinery and Petro-Chemical Applications
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,104,101Integrated protective ensemble
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,268,481Nano-sized silicon
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 10,823,567Strapdown heading sensors and systems, and methods of calibrating and compensating the same
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 11,326,880Strapdown heading sensors and systems, and methods of calibrating and compensating the same
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,391,317Polycrystalline metal oxide, methods of manufacture thereof, and articles comprising the same
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,209,455Polycrystalline metal oxide, methods of manufacture thereof, and articles comprising the same
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,931,326Strapdown heading sensors and systems, and methods of calibrating and compensating the same
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 10,209,068Strapdown Heading Sensors and Systems, and Methods of Calibrating and Compensating the Same
In force (reinstated)
 · Medium confidence
In force (reinstated)Medium confidence
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Also on record, not counted in the 17: 1 patent in force now held by others · 23 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 33 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.

1 pending · 1 abandoned · 17 no status recorded

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