Advanced Liquid Logic, Inc.
18 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.
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Ending by 2030
Dec 2026
Next term end
When these terms end
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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 May 17, 2027The maintenance fee for Microfluidic feedback using impedance detection (US 9,188,615) comes due May 17, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 17, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Jun 29, 2027The maintenance fee for Droplet actuators that include molecular barrier coatings (US 9,223,317) comes due Jun 29, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 29, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Jul 9, 2027The maintenance fee for Methods of improving accuracy and precision of droplet metering using an on-actuator reservoir as the fluid input (US 11,865,565) comes due Jul 9, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 10, 2028, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Aug 2, 2027The maintenance fee for Droplet operations platform (US 9,248,450) comes due Aug 2, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 2, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 2 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
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.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 8,637,324 | Bead incubation and washing on a droplet actuator In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 8,846,410 | Bead incubation and washing on a droplet actuator In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 9,050,606 | Bead manipulation techniques In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 9,081,007 | Bead incubation and washing on a droplet actuator In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 9,086,345 | Manipulation of Beads in Droplets and Methods for Manipulating Droplets In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 9,377,455 | Manipulation of Beads in Droplets and Methods for Manipulating Droplets In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 10,809,254 | Manipulation of Beads in Droplets and Methods for Manipulating Droplets In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 8,137,917 | Droplet actuator devices, systems, and methods In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 10,139,403 | Manipulation of Beads in Droplets and Methods for Manipulating Droplets In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 11,525,827 | Bead Incubation and Washing on a Droplet Actuator In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 47: 18 patents in force now held by others · 54 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 10 ended at full term. List them
Sources and methods
Compiled from the USPTO record, grants, published applications and recorded assignments, not yet reviewed by hand.
How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
Published applications
US patent applications published under this name that have not become patents. An application is published about eighteen months after its earliest filing; one that has not been published is in no public record.
2 pending · 7 abandoned · 64 no status recorded