186 patents currently held
3 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 May 2027. from the record
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Ending by 2030
May 2027
Next term end
64
Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
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
Ends Mar 2032 · Medium confidence
Also notable
Ends Oct 2027 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Oct 2028 · Low confidence
Systems and Methods for Fluid and Component Handling
US 10,012,664
Cited by 196 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2018 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2032.
Medical Device for Analyte Monitoring and Drug Delivery
US 9,131,884
Cited by 183 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2027.
Modular Point-Of-Care Devices, Systems, and Uses Thereof
US 11,366,106
Cited by 38 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2022 in our data. Protection runs to 2028. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
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.
- 3 fees due Nov 16 to 28, 2026 · next Nov 16
- 2 fees due Dec 9 to 25, 2026 · next Dec 9
- 1 fee due Jan 9, 2027The maintenance fee for Image Analysis and Measurement of Biological Samples (US 10,345,303) comes due Jan 9, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 9, 2027, it lapses early.
- 4 fees due Feb 6 to 27, 2027 · next Feb 6
- 9 fees due Mar 1 to 26, 2027 · next Mar 1
- 4 fees due Apr 8 to 30, 2027 · next Apr 8
- 2 fees due May 5 to 26, 2027 · next May 5
- 2 fees due Jun 30, 2027
- 4 fees due Jul 2 to 21, 2027 · next Jul 2
- 6 fees due Aug 2 to 23, 2027 · next Aug 2
- 3 fees due Sep 1 to 17, 2027 · next Sep 1
- 2 fees due Oct 5 to 21, 2027 · next Oct 5
Recent changes
- 6 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 64 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Methods and Systems for Facilitating Network Connectivity | 36 in force | to Feb 2034 |
| Modular Point-Of-Care Devices, Systems, and Uses Thereof | 18 in force | to Jan 2031 |
| Shipping Container | 12 in force | to Dec 2033 |
| Nucleic Acid Amplification | 7 in force | to Mar 2036 |
| Systems and Methods for Sample Use Maximization | 6 in force | to Jul 2032 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 8,007,999 | Real-Time Detection of Influenza Virus In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,162,947 | Real-Time Detection of Influenza Virus In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,131,884 | Medical Device for Analyte Monitoring and Drug Delivery In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,156,579 | Methods for the Detection of Analytes In Small-Volume Blood Samples In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,303,286 | Detection and Quantification of Analytes in Bodily Fluids In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,802,882 | Methods for the Detection of Analytes in Small-Volume Blood Samples In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,012,744 | Reducing Optical Interference in a Fluidic Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,067,123 | Reducing Optical Interference in a Fluidic Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,883,518 | Systems and Methods of Fluidic Sample Processing In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,088,593 | Modular Point-Of-Care Devices, Systems, and Uses Thereof In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 186: 3 patents in force now held by others · 74 patents ended · 13 applications pending · 64 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.
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.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.