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11 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
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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.
  • 1 fee due Jan 23, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Forecasting lightning activity (US 10,359,543) comes due Jan 23, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 23, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due May 26, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Estimating conditions from observations of one instrument based on training from observations of another instrument (US 10,489,923) comes due May 26, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 26, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Nov 12, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Time alignment of lightning emissions at LF-MF using waveform feature comparison (US 10,649,018) comes due Nov 12, 2027. Unpaid by May 12, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

  • 1 term has ended 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.
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US 7,827,861Position correction in sodar and meteorological lidar systems
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US 9,778,358Pulse doppler radar range and velocity measurements
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US 10,359,543Forecasting lightning activity
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US 10,489,923Estimating conditions from observations of one instrument based on training from observations of another instrument
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US 10,746,772Identification of cloud-to-ground lightning strokes with continuing current
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US 10,649,018Time alignment of lightning emissions at LF-MF using waveform feature comparison
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US 10,782,448Short-term thunderstorm forecast and severe weather alert system and method
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US 11,009,626Empirical determination of VLF attenuation factors
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US 11,079,461Consistent arrival time measurement and determination of discharge polarity
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US 11,043,796Quantification of charge transfer in continuing current lightning events
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Also on record, not counted in the 11: 12 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 16 ended at full term. List them

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