43 patents currently held
1 more in force is now held by another company
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
The next term ends in Dec 2031. from the record
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Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
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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.
Notable patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
Ends Jan 2037 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jun 2034 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jun 2035 · High confidence
Methods and Apparatus for Detecting an Entity in a Bodily Sample
US 10,488,644
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 148 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data. Protection runs to 2037.
Method and System for Imaging a Blood Sample
US 11,434,515
Cited by 38 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2022 in our data. Protection runs to 2034. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
Method and System for Imaging a Cell Sample
US 10,176,565
Cited by 90 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data, and renewed at 2 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2035.
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 Feb 8 to 22, 2027 · next Feb 8
- 2 fees due Apr 24 to 30, 2027 · next Apr 24
- 3 fees due May 7 to 26, 2027 · next May 7
- 1 fee due Aug 27, 2027The maintenance fee for Methods and Apparatus for Analyzing a Bodily Sample (US 11,914,133) comes due Aug 27, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 28, 2028, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Sep 5, 2027The maintenance fee for Sample Carrier for Optical Measurements (US 11,921,272) comes due Sep 5, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 6, 2028, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due Nov 3 to 5, 2027 · next Nov 3
Recent changes
- 1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 16 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Methods and Apparatus for Detecting an Entity in a Bodily Sample | 6 in force | to Jan 2037 |
| Sample Carrier for Optical Measurements | 4 in force | to Jul 2039 |
| System and Method for Calculating Focus Variation for a Digital Microscope | 4 in force | to Mar 2036 |
| Method and System for Imaging a Cell Sample | 4 in force | to Jun 2035 |
| Apparatus and Method for Automatic Detection of Pathogens | 4 in force | to May 2035 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 10,843,190 | Apparatus and Method for Analyzing a Bodily Sample In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 12,702,978 | Apparatus and Method for Analyzing a Bodily Sample In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 10,640,807 | Methods and Systems for Detecting a Pathogen in a Biological Sample In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,584,950 | Methods and Systems for Detecting Entities in a Biological Sample In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 12,428,664 | Methods and Systems for Detecting Entities in a Biological Sample In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,100,634 | Method and System for Imaging a Cell Sample In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,295,440 | Method and System for Imaging a Cell Sample In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 11,803,964 | Method and System for Imaging a Cell Sample In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 9,329,129 | Method, Kit and System for Imaging a Blood Sample In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,093,957 | Method, Kit and System for Imaging a Blood Sample In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 43: 1 patent in force now held by others · 10 applications pending · 1 application 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.