2,718 patents currently held
546 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.
76 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.
The next term ends in Nov 2026. from the record
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Ending by 2030
Nov 2026
Next term end
1,290
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 Dec 2026 · Medium confidence
Also notable
Ends Feb 2040 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Aug 2033 · High confidence
Waste Collection Unit With A Control System For Regulating Levels Of Vacuums Being Drawn In Waste Containers
US 11,130,089
Cited by 242 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2021 in our data. Protection runs to 2026.
System for Treating Embolism and Associated Devices and Methods
US 11,559,382
Cited by 163 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2023 in our data. Protection runs to 2040.
Surgical Robotic System and Method for Commanding Instrument Position Based on Iterative Boundary Evaluation
US 11,045,958
Cited by 296 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2021 in our data. Protection runs to 2033.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Jun 2031 · High confidence
Cited by 317 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2017 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2031. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
now held by Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC
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.
- 9 fees due Nov 21 to 30, 2026 · next Nov 21
- 42 fees due Dec 2 to 30, 2026 · next Dec 2
- 39 fees due Jan 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jan 2
- 59 fees due Feb 1 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 1
- 39 fees due Mar 1 to 29, 2027 · next Mar 1
- 61 fees due Apr 1 to 30, 2027 · next Apr 1
- 56 fees due May 3 to 28, 2027 · next May 3
- 42 fees due Jun 1 to 30, 2027 · next Jun 1
- 32 fees due Jul 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 2
- 35 fees due Aug 6 to 27, 2027 · next Aug 6
- 51 fees due Sep 1 to 30, 2027 · next Sep 1
- 48 fees due Oct 2 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 2
- 9 fees due Nov 5 to 12, 2027 · next Nov 5
Recent changes
- Nov 10Assignment recorded on 1 record: Tiwary, Vijay Kumar and 5 others to Stryker Corporation Recorded Nov 10, 2026, executed Dec 15, 2023. Conveyance as recorded: Assignment of Assignor's Interest. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership. Reel 76707, frame 153.
- Nov 10Assignment recorded on US 9,848,975: Stryker Corporation to Hauser, David L, MR. Recorded Nov 10, 2026, executed Jul 7, 2026. Conveyance as recorded: Assignment of Assignor's Interest. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership. Reel 76707, frame 311.
- 100 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
- 41 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 1,290 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Tissue Removal Device for Neurosurgical and Spinal Surgery Applications | 20 in force | to Dec 2032 |
| Methods and Apparatus for Joint Distraction | 19 in force | to May 2032 |
| Sinus Dilation Catheter | 19 in force | to May 2030 |
| Surgical Manipulator Capable of Controlling a Surgical Instrument in Multiple Modes | 18 in force | to Dec 2033 |
| System for Treating Embolism and Associated Devices and Methods | 16 in force | to Feb 2040 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,263,734 | Magnetically Retained CPR Dump In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,646,701 | Guide Catheter and Method of Use In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,795,491 | Systems and Methods for Counting Surgical Implements In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,838,836 | Patient Support Apparatus Communication Systems In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,343,102 | Medical/Surgical Waste Collection Portable Rover Capable of Zero Setting a Float Used to Measure the Volume of Liquid in a Waste Container In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 11,130,089 | Waste Collection Unit With A Control System For Regulating Levels Of Vacuums Being Drawn In Waste Containers In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 7,712,166 | Bed Siderail and Support Structure In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,699,324 | Evacuation Sled and Temporary Surge Capacity Bed In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,568,554 | Oil Cartridge for a Lubricator for a Pneumatically Driven Surgical Handpiece In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,801,721 | Apparatus and Methods for Inserting an Implant In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 2,718: 546 patents in force now held by others · 662 patents ended · 843 applications pending · 486 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.