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Velocys, Inc.

22 patents currently held · Updated Nov 15, 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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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 Nov 30, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Synthesis gas conversion process (US 11,661,553) comes due Nov 30, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 1, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Jan 2 to 23, 2027 · next Jan 2
  • 1 fee due May 3, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Microchannel reactors and fabrication processes (US 9,174,387) comes due May 3, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 3, 2027, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

  • 3 terms have ended since Aug 17, 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 8,869,830Flow distribution channels to control flow in process channels
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 9,752,831Flow distribution channels to control flow in process channels
In force
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US 7,552,642Pressure vessel testing
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US 9,500,414Partial boiling in mini and micro-channels
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 8,497,308Integrated microchannel synthesis and separation
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 7,935,734Catalytic reaction process using microchannel technology
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 11,612,874Loading/Unloading of Particulates To/From Microchannel Reactors
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 8,100,996Process for upgrading a carbonaceous material using microchannel process technology
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 10,155,213Laminated, leak-resistant chemical processors, methods of making, and methods of operating
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US 10,843,161Laminated, leak-resistant chemical processors, methods of making, and methods of operating
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In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 22: 1 patent in force now held by others · 94 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 20 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.

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