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Welltec A/S

72 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
79 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.

Recorded under 4 name spellings.

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Ending by 2030
Apr 2028
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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.
  • 2 fees due Dec 9 to 11, 2026 · next Dec 9
  • 3 fees due Jan 2 to 14, 2027 · next Jan 2
  • 1 fee due Mar 10, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Downhole flow device (US 10,408,017) comes due Mar 10, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 10, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Apr 8, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Downhole stroking tool (US 10,435,977) comes due Apr 8, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 8, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jun 15, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Downhole tool head for releasing precipitated solids (US 9,212,529) comes due Jun 15, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 15, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Jul 2 to 7, 2027 · next Jul 2
  • 2 fees due Aug 11, 2027
  • 1 fee due Sep 15, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Downhole tool for borehole cleaning or for moving fluid in a borehole (US 9,284,818) comes due Sep 15, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 15, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Nov 3 to 5, 2027 · next Nov 3

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Recent changes

  • 1 of the patents on this record was granted 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 7,913,768Release Device
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,316,965Drilling Tool with Fluid Cleaner
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,230,914Anchor Tool
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,171,988Stroker Tool
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,946,358Sequence Valve and a Downhole Tractor
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,080,429Scanning tool
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,051,802Downhole driving unit having a hydraulic motor with a planetary gearing system
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 11,542,810Downhole tool for determining laterals
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,509,190Downhole elongated electrical motor
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,359,884Positioning tool
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 72: 79 patents in force now held by others · 48 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 2 ended at full term · 1 surrendered on reissue. 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 · 3 abandoned · 39 no status recorded

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