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VLN Advanced Technologies Inc.

16 patents currently held · Updated Nov 15, 2026
1 more in force is now held by another company
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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 Jul 14, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Method and apparatus for prepping bores and curved inner surfaces with a rotating high-frequency forced pulsed waterjet (US 10,532,373) comes due Jul 14, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 14, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Nov 5, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Apparatus and method for preparing graphene by exfoliation of graphite using a pulsed or cavitating waterjet (US 10,640,383) comes due Nov 5, 2027. Unpaid by May 5, 2028, it lapses early.

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Patents held now

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PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 9,757,756Method and apparatus for prepping bores and curved inner surfaces with a rotating high-frequencey forced pulsed waterjet
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 10,532,373Method and apparatus for prepping bores and curved inner surfaces with a rotating high-frequency forced pulsed waterjet
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 10,189,046Method and Apparatus for Prepping Bores and Curved Inner Surfaces with a Rotating High-Frequencey Forced Pulsed Waterjet
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 8,389,066Apparatus and method for prepping a surface using a coating particle entrained in a pulsed waterjet or airjet
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 8,550,873Method and apparatus for prepping surfaces with a high-frequency forced pulsed waterjet
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In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,297,540Reverse-flow nozzle for generating cavitating or pulsed jets
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 9,512,531Integrated fluidjet system for stripping, prepping and coating a part
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US 9,718,091Integrated fluidjet system for stripping, prepping and coating a part
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US 9,821,337Integrated fluidjet system for stripping, prepping and coating a part
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US 10,272,468Integrated fluidjet system for stripping, prepping and coating a part
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Also on record, not counted in the 16: 1 patent in force now held by others · 2 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 4 ended at full term. List them

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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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