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Access Closure, Inc.

48 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
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.
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Mar 2027
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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 11, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Apparatus and Methods for Sealing a Vascular Puncture (US 10,314,567) comes due Dec 11, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 11, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Jan 25, 2027
  • 1 fee due Feb 28, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Apparatus and Method for Sealing a Vascular Puncture (US 11,737,740) comes due Feb 28, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 30, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Mar 12, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Chitosan and Polyethylene Glycol Copolymers and Methods and Devices for Using Same for Sealing a Vascular Puncture (US 11,751,857) comes due Mar 12, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 13, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 3 fees due Apr 8 to 29, 2027 · next Apr 8
  • 3 fees due Jun 5 to 24, 2027 · next Jun 5
  • 2 fees due Sep 12 to 24, 2027 · next Sep 12

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Recent changes

Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.

Patents held now

Soonest term end first. Each date below is computed on that patent's own page, which shows the rule, the adjustments and the fee history it was derived from.
PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 7,806,856Apparatus and Method for Temporary Hemostasis
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,382,797Methods for Sealing a Vascular Puncture
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,382,798Apparatus for Sealing a Vascular Puncture
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 10,213,191Apparatus and Methods for Sealing a Vascular Puncture
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,348,971Apparatus and Methods for Facilitating Hemostasis Within a Vascular Puncture
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,364,206Apparatus and Methods for Sealing a Vascular Puncture
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 10,595,838Apparatus and Methods for Sealing a Vascular Puncture
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 10,512,455Apparatus and Methods for Sealing a Vascular Puncture
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 11,707,265Apparatus and Methods for Sealing a Vascular Puncture
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,029,533Apparatus and Methods for Sealing a Vascular Puncture
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
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Also on record, not counted in the 48: 1 patent in force now held by others · 8 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 11 ended at full term. List them

Sources and methods

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Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

Published applications

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