One patent currently held, every record listed here
7 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.
The next term ends in Nov 2027. from the record
Of the 7 now held by other companies, 7 name Gen Probe Incorporated as their current owner. Each row says so.
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Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.
1
Ending by 2030
Nov 2027
Next term end
1
Patent families
When these terms end
Each bar runs from grant to computed term end. 2013 to 2035.
US 10,654,039
Microfluidic Cartridge for Molecular Diagnosis, Docking Station Using a Microfluidic Cartridge, and Process for Analyzing a Biological Sample
Oct 31, 2035
20182023202820332035
2 pending applications: term is not computable until grant.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 patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Only 1 of the currently held patents qualifies as notable.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Oct 2035 · High confidence
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 14 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2035.
now held by Gen-Probe Incorporated
Also notable
Ends Apr 2033 · High confidence
The largest patent family in this portfolio, 6 related applications, renewed at 2 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2033.
now held by Gen-Probe Incorporated
Also notable
Ends Jun 2029 · High confidence
Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2013 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2029.
now held by Gen-Probe Incorporated
Fee deadlines
No maintenance fee falls due on this company's record before Nov 10, 2027.
Recent changes
Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.
What they patent
Grouped by real patent family, largest first, labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Device For Supporting Chromophore Elements | 1 in force | to Nov 2027 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
Showing 1 to 1 of 1
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US RE46,165 | Device For Supporting Chromophore Elements In force · Low confidence | In force | Low confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 1: 7 patents in force now held by others · 2 patents ended · 2 applications pending · 8 applications abandoned. List them
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.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
1 computed term date comes from a chain with an unresolved parent. A continuity parent has not yet been fetched from USPTO's records. The term is dated from this application's own claim; no earlier date is assumed until the parent is resolved.