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Valqua, Ltd.

106 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
2 more in force are now held by other companies
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

Previously recorded as Nippon Valqua Industries, Ltd. (to 2018)

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When these terms end

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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 23, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Process for producing a fluororesin sheet containing a filler and a fluoroesin sheet containing a filler (US 9,061,449) comes due Dec 23, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 23, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jan 7, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Sealing material for thin plate member (US 9,077,010) comes due Jan 7, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 7, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Feb 6, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Method for producing electrode film for electric double layer capacitors (US 10,373,768) comes due Feb 6, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 6, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Mar 29, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Functional molded article and method for producing same (US 9,144,926) comes due Mar 29, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 29, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Apr 30, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Metal Gasket (US 11,802,621) comes due Apr 30, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 1, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due May 21, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Substrate with conductive layer (US 11,825,601) comes due May 21, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 22, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jun 5, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Low heat-resistant sensor (US 11,835,539) comes due Jun 5, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 6, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Oct 26, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Filled fluororesin sheet, process for producing the same, and gasket (US 9,321,212) comes due Oct 26, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 26, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

  • 5 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
  • 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.
PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 7,866,669Composite sealing material
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,061,449Process for producing a fluororesin sheet containing a filler and a fluoroesin sheet containing a filler
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,074,967Gate valve for vacuum and seal member used therefor
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,349,965Fluororubber composition capable of forming crack-resistant seal and crack-resistant seal formed from the composition
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,447,881Seal material
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,181,972Sealing material for dovetail groove and vacuum gate valve provided with sealing material for dovetail groove
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US D754,308Composite sealing material
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,321,212Filled fluororesin sheet, process for producing the same, and gasket
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,608,856Sealing part and substrate processing apparatus
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,888,106Seal plate, seal member that is used in seal plate, and method for manufacturing the same
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
10 of 106 patents shown.
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Also on record, not counted in the 106: 2 patents in force now held by others · 16 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 8 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.

5 pending · 6 abandoned · 10 no status recorded

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