259 patents currently held
44 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.
3 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.
The next term ends in Mar 2027. from the record
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Ending by 2030
Mar 2027
Next term end
195
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 Jul 2027 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Sep 2027 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Dec 2035 · High confidence
Single Slot USB Battery Charger
US D686,987
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 92 later US patents, top 5% of design patents granted in 2013 in our data. Protection runs to 2027.
Systems and Methods for Communicating with an Implantable Stimulator
US 7,822,480
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 92 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2010 in our data. Protection runs to 2027.
MRI-Compatible Magnet Apparatus
US 11,476,025
Cited by 8 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2022 in our data. Protection runs to 2035. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Mar 2028 · High confidence
Cited by 241 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2013 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2028.
now held by Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
Also notable
Ends Nov 2028 · High confidence
Cited by 313 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 2028.
now held by Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
Also notable
Ends Jul 2028 · High confidence
Cited by 268 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2010 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2028.
now held by Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
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.
- 5 fees due Nov 19 to 28, 2026 · next Nov 19
- 4 fees due Dec 9 to 16, 2026 · next Dec 9
- 6 fees due Jan 4 to 30, 2027 · next Jan 4
- 2 fees due Feb 13 to 27, 2027 · next Feb 13
- 4 fees due Mar 1 to 17, 2027 · next Mar 1
- 6 fees due Apr 3 to 29, 2027 · next Apr 3
- 4 fees due May 5 to 21, 2027 · next May 5
- 2 fees due Jun 1, 2027
- 11 fees due Jul 5 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 5
- 2 fees due Aug 13 to 18, 2027 · next Aug 13
- 4 fees due Sep 5 to 19, 2027 · next Sep 5
- 3 fees due Oct 30, 2027
- 3 fees due Nov 5 to 12, 2027 · next Nov 5
Recent changes
- 6 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
- 13 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 195 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Systems and Methods for Wirelessly Transmitting Power and Data from an Active Headpiece to a Cochlear Implant | 5 in force | to Dec 2040 |
| Cochlear Implants Having MRI-Compatible Magnet Apparatus and Associated Methods | 5 in force | to Dec 2035 |
| Electrode Arrays and Cochlear Implants Including the Same | 3 in force | to Nov 2040 |
| Systems and Methods for Optimizing Spectral Resolution for a Hearing System | 3 in force | to Oct 2040 |
| Systems and Methods for Measuring Evoked Responses from a Brain of a Patient | 3 in force | to Aug 2037 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 8,000,797 | Systems and Methods for Providing Neural Stimulation with an Asynchronous Stochastic Strategy In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D683,029 | Sound Processor In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D686,987 | Single Slot USB Battery Charger In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,949,412 | Coated Electrode Array Having Uncoated Electrode Contacts In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,822,480 | Systems and Methods for Communicating with an Implantable Stimulator In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,809,437 | Methods and Systems for Removing Accumulated Charge from One or More Electrodes In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D693,008 | Sound Processor Enclosure Exterior In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,027,732 | Integrated Phase-Shift Power Control Transmitter for Use with Implantable Device and Method for Use of the Same held by Advanced Bionics, LLC In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,899,547 | Level-Dependent Stimulation Methods and Systems In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,391,988 | Methods and Systems for Presenting an Audio Signal to a Cochlear Implant Patient In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 259: 44 patents in force now held by others · 505 patents ended · 48 applications pending · 135 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.