258 patents currently held

1 more in force is now held by another company

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The next term ends in Oct 2032. from the record

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Oct 2032

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136

Patent families

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notable patents fee due within 90 days all others Updated Nov 14, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 14, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know

Notable: the highest-ranked patents in this portfolio by citations and family size. Fee due within 90 days: a maintenance fee is due within 90 days of when this page was computed and not yet paid.

Notable patents

Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank

Notable

Universal Ultrasound Device and Related Apparatus and Methods US 11,712,221

Cited by 37 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2023 in our data. Protection runs to 2039.

Ends Jul 2039 · High confidence Also notable

Transmissive Imaging and Related Apparatus and Methods US 8,852,103

The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 269 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data. Protection runs to 2032.

Ends Oct 2032 · High confidence Also notable

Monolithic Ultrasonic Imaging Devices, Systems and Methods US 9,521,991

Cited by 158 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2034. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.

Ends May 2034 · Medium confidence

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.

5 fees due Nov 16 to 30, 2026 · next Nov 16
7 fees due Dec 6 to 30, 2026 · next Dec 6
4 fees due Jan 2 to 4, 2027 · next Jan 2
6 fees due Feb 1 to 22, 2027 · next Feb 1
4 fees due Mar 12 to 26, 2027 · next Mar 12
2 fees due Apr 10 to 15, 2027 · next Apr 10
5 fees due May 7 to 28, 2027 · next May 7
7 fees due Jun 1 to 30, 2027 · next Jun 1
8 fees due Jul 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 2
1 fee due Aug 27, 2027
The maintenance fee for Architecture of Single Substrate Ultrasonic Imaging Devices, Related Apparatuses, and Methods (US 11,914,079) comes due Aug 27, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 28, 2028, it lapses early.
4 fees due Sep 5 to 26, 2027 · next Sep 5
1 fee due Oct 21, 2027
The maintenance fee for Quality Indicators for Collection of and Automated Measurement on Ultrasound Images (US 10,628,932) comes due Oct 21, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 21, 2028, it lapses early.
2 fees due Nov 3 to 7, 2027 · next Nov 3

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Recent changes

2 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 136 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Universal Ultrasound Device and Related Apparatus and Methods	11 in force	to Jul 2039
Microfabricated Ultrasonic Transducers and Related Apparatus and Methods	9 in force	to Oct 2036
Ultrasound Probe	8 in force	to Jun 2035
Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) Ultrasonic Transducers and Methods for Forming the Same	8 in force	to Mar 2034
Monolithic Ultrasonic Imaging Devices, Systems and Methods	6 in force	to May 2034

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 8,852,103	Transmissive Imaging and Related Apparatus and Methods In force Term ends Oct 17, 2032 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 17, 2032	High confidence
US 9,022,936	Transmissive Imaging and Related Apparatus and Methods In force Term ends Oct 17, 2032 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 17, 2032	Medium confidence
US 9,028,412	Transmissive Imaging and Related Apparatus and Methods In force Term ends Oct 17, 2032 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 17, 2032	Medium confidence
US 9,033,884	Transmissive Imaging and Related Apparatus and Methods In force Term ends Oct 17, 2032 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 17, 2032	High confidence
US 9,198,637	Transmissive Imaging and Related Apparatus and Methods In force Term ends Oct 17, 2032 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 17, 2032	High confidence
US 9,667,889	Portable Electronic Devices with Integrated Imaging Capabilities In force Term ends Dec 28, 2033 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 28, 2033	High confidence
US 9,499,392	CMOS Ultrasonic Transducers and Related Apparatus and Methods In force Ends no later than Feb 4, 2034 · Medium confidence	In force	Ends no later than Feb 4, 2034	Medium confidence
US 9,718,098	CMOS Ultrasonic Transducers and Related Apparatus and Methods In force Term ends Feb 4, 2034 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 4, 2034	High confidence
US 9,895,718	CMOS Ultrasonic Transducers and Related Apparatus and Methods In force Ends no later than Feb 4, 2034 · Medium confidence	In force	Ends no later than Feb 4, 2034	Medium confidence
US 10,272,470	CMOS Ultrasonic Transducers and Related Apparatus and Methods In force Ends no later than Feb 4, 2034 · Low confidence	In force	Ends no later than Feb 4, 2034	Low confidence

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Sources and methods

Compiled from USPTO application file histories, grants and recorded assignments, with the company's own names reviewed by hand. How this record was built

Portfolio grouped automatically from ownership conveyances to the names matched to this company, usually every name that begins with its own, so it counts patents an affiliate holds; each list row names the holder of record. Security interests are excluded and ambiguous records are not reviewed by hand.

Fee due within 90 days marks a patent with a maintenance fee due within 90 days of the date this page was computed and not yet recorded paid, so it can end earlier than the bar shows. A fee left unpaid ends the patent at the close of the six month grace period that follows its due date, not on the due date itself. It is not a prediction that the fee will be missed.

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