TA
"TA" is a word and design mark owned by Waters Technologies Corporation, filed at the USPTO on February 18, 2026. It is in its opposition period and covers class 9 (Computers and Scientific Devices).
- Status
- Opposition period
- Since October 27, 2026
- Filed
- February 18, 2026
- Registered
- Not yet
- Expires
- Not recorded
- Application no.
- 99658655
- Registration no.
- Not yet
- Office
- USPTO
- United States Patent and Trademark Office
- Mark type
- Word and design
- 1 class
Who owns TA
The owner on file, matched to the company behind it. Every owner-name spelling for that company is grouped on its page.
Owner
Waters Technologies Corporation
WAT · Milford, United States
Representative
Keith Toms, Esq.
McCarter & English, LLP
What the mark covers
The products and services TA is filed for, grouped by Nice class.
Calorimeters; Isothermal calorimeter; Rheometers; Viscometers; Dilatometers; thermomechanical analyzers; laboratory apparatus and instruments for isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermomechanical analysis (TMA), dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), gravimetric analysis (GA), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), sorption analysis (SA), laser flash analysis (LFA); laboratory apparatus and instruments for measuring viscosity, viscoelasticity, material stress; laboratory sample pans, pan covers, and crimper presses for thermal analysis instruments; replacement parts and fittings, sold as an integral component part, for laboratory apparatus and instruments, namely, for calorimeters, Isothermal calorimeter, Rheometers, Viscometers, Dilatometers, thermomechanical analyzers; replacement parts and fittings, sold as an integral component part, for laboratory apparatus and instruments for isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermomechanical analysis (TMA), dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), gravimetric analysis (GA), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), sorption analysis (SA), and laser flash analysis (LFA); replacement parts and fittings, sold as an integral component part, for laboratory apparatus and instruments for measuring viscosity, viscoelasticity, material stress; accessories for laboratory analytical apparatus and instruments, namely, autosamplers and automated sample processing apparatus and carousels therefor; accessories for analytical apparatus and instruments being for use in temperature and environmental control, namely, peltier plate systems in the nature of electrical heating and cooling plates; accessories for analytical apparatus and instruments for laboratory use for temperature and environmental control, namely, plate pressure cells in the nature of vessels that can withstand high internal pressures; accessories for analytical apparatus and instruments for laboratory use for temperature and environmental control, namely, environmental test chambers, namely, temperature simulation equipment, refrigerated cooling systems in the nature of analytical instrument accessories for controlling sample temperature; accessories for analytical apparatus and instruments for laboratory use for temperature and environmental control, namely, electrically heated cylinders in the nature of environmental test chambers; accessories for analytical apparatus and instruments for laboratory use for temperature and environmental control, namely, forced convection oven for controlling sample temperature; accessories for analytical apparatus and instruments for laboratory use, namely, sensors for sensing the mechanical and material properties of samples being temperature, pressure, relative humidity, motion, distances, force, torque, viscosity, elasticity, material strain, tension, deflection, and compression; accessories for analytical apparatus and instruments for laboratory use, namely, optical plates; accessories for analytical apparatus and instruments for laboratory use, namely, small angle light scattering diodes; accessories for analytical apparatus and instruments for laboratory use, namely, interfacial rheology instrument for analyzing viscoelasticity; accessories for analytical apparatus and instruments for laboratory use, namely, tribo-rheometry instrument for analyzing friction; accessories for analytical apparatus and instruments for laboratory use, namely, magneto-rheology instrument for analyzing properties of materials subject to magnetic fields; accessories for analytical apparatus and instruments for laboratory use, namely, electro-rheology instrument for analyzing properties of materials subject to electric currents; accessories for analytical apparatus and instruments for laboratory use, namely, ultra violet (UV) curing instrument for analyzing properties of materials subject to ultraviolet radiation; accessories for analytical apparatus and instruments for laboratory use, namely, dielectric measurement instrument for analyzing properties of materials subject to an oscillating electrical field; accessories for analytical apparatus and instruments for laboratory use, namely, dielectric thermal analysis instrument for analyzing properties of materials subject to controlled temperatures and an oscillating electrical field; accessories for analytical apparatus and instruments for laboratory use, namely, immobilization cells in the nature of environmental test chambers for characterizing the drying, retention, and immobilization kinetics of paints, coatings, and slurries; accessories for analytical apparatus and instruments, namely laboratory apparatus and instruments in the nature of starch pasting cells, namely, environmental test chambers for analyzing starches; dynamic mechanical analysis accessories for analytical apparatus and instruments, namely, dynamic mechanical analysis instrument for analyzing material properties of solid materials; orthogonal superposition accessories for analytical apparatus and instruments, namely, instruments for analyzing nonlinear viscoelasticity; 2-dimensional small amplitude oscillatory shear accessories for analytical apparatus and instruments, namely, instruments for analyzing nonlinear viscoelasticity; extensional viscosity fixture accessories for analytical apparatus and instruments, namely, instruments for analyzing extensional viscosity and stress; laboratory apparatus and instruments in the nature of cone and partitioned plate accessories for analytical apparatus and instruments, namely, instruments used for analyzing elastic materials; accessories for analytical apparatus and instruments in the nature of degassing stations, namely, laboratory apparatus and instruments for removing gasses from samples; accessories for analytical apparatus and instruments being interfacial rheometers for measuring the viscosity and viscoelasticity of fluids, namely, sample cups and bobs; accessories for analytical apparatus and instruments being rheometers for measuring the viscosity and viscoelasticity of fluids, namely, helical bobs and vane bobs; calorimeter incorporating air-based temperature control; recorded or downloadable software for calorimeters, rheometers, thermomechanical analyzers, viscometers, dilatometers, and instruments for gravimetric analysis, thermogravimetric analysis, sorption analysis, thermal analysis, thermal conductivity, dynamic mechanical analysis, and laser flash analysis; recorded or downloadable software for collecting, analyzing, storing, and reporting data from laboratory instruments; recorded or downloadable software for laboratory informatics, instrument control, sample management, managing laboratory workflow, validating laboratory processes, developing and testing analytical methods, facilitating regulatory compliance; recorded or downloadable computer software for collecting, organizing, analyzing, and managing data from analytical equipment in the fields of material testing, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, life sciences, medical devices, electronics, batteries, rubber, aerospace, military, defense, composites, and polymers; recorded or downloadable software for managing polymer characterization workflows and data analysis in connection with thermal analysis instruments; recorded or downloadable operating software for rubber testing and battery testing instruments; recorded or downloadable software for controlling rubber-testing instruments, generating test results, and managing data from instruments used in rubber testing, namely, Rubber Process Analyzer (RPA) analyzers, Mooney viscometers, Moving Die Rheometer (MDR) systems, hardness testers and density testers
What has happened so far
Steps recorded by the USPTO, newest first.
- Official gazette publication confirmation e-mailed
- Published for opposition
- Notification of notice of publication e-mailed
- Approved for pub - principal register
- Previous allowance count withdrawn
- Notification of examiners amendment e-mailed
- Approved for pub - principal register
- Examiner's amendment entered
- Examiners amendment e-mailed
- Examiners amendment -written
8 earlier steps on the official record.
About TA
Who owns the trademark "TA"?
The USPTO trademark "TA" (application 99658655) is owned by Waters Technologies Corporation.
What is the status of "TA"?
Its status at the USPTO is: opposition period.
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