44 patents currently held
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
The next term ends in Nov 2026. from the record
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Ending by 2030
Nov 2026
Next term end
30
Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
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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 Nov 2026 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends May 2032 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends no later than Dec 2028 · Low confidence
Integrated Chip Carriers with Thermocycler Interfaces and Methods of Using the Same
US 7,867,763
Cited by 183 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2011 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2026.
Probe Based Nucleic Acid Detection
US 8,809,238
Cited by 122 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2032.
Nucleotide Analogs
US 9,163,053
Cited by 41 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2028. A terminal disclaimer is on file and its reference is not resolved, so no cap is applied and the date may move earlier, never later.
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.
- 1 fee due Dec 18, 2026The maintenance fee for Systems for Microfluidic Logic Devices (US 10,322,411) comes due Dec 18, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 21, 2027, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due Apr 3 to 20, 2027 · next Apr 3
- 1 fee due Sep 3, 2027The maintenance fee for Methods and Devices for Analysis of Defined Multicellular Combinations (US 10,578,633) comes due Sep 3, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 3, 2028, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due Oct 5 to 19, 2027 · next Oct 5
Recent changes
- 2 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 30 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Method and Systems for Microfluidic Logic Devices | 4 in force | to Jun 2034 |
| Multilevel Microfluidic Systems and Methods | 3 in force | to Jul 2030 |
| Parallelized Sample Processing and Library Prep | 2 in force | to Sep 2043 |
| Autofocus Sample Imaging Apparatus and Method | 2 in force | to Dec 2041 |
| Inductively Coupled Plasma Based Atomic Analysis Systems and Methods | 2 in force | to Sep 2041 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,867,763 | Integrated Chip Carriers with Thermocycler Interfaces and Methods of Using the Same In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,090,934 | Methods for Detection and Quantification of Nucleic Acid or Protein Targets in a Sample In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,591,834 | High Efficiency and High Precision Microfluidic Devices and Methods In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,828,663 | Thermal Reaction Device and Method for Using the Same In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,163,053 | Nucleotide Analogs In force · Low confidence | In force | Low confidence | |
| US 8,616,227 | Multilevel Microfluidic Systems and Methods In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,316,331 | Multilevel Microfluidic Systems and Methods In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,058,630 | Microfluidic Devices and Methods In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,389,960 | Microfluidic Devices and Methods In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,012,239 | Polymer backbone element tags held by Standard Biotools Canada Inc. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 44: 46 patents ended · 16 applications pending · 3 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.