Answeray Inc.

9 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026

Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

Ending by 2030

May 2040

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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 Jul 23, 2027
The maintenance fee for Raman spectroscopy method and apparatus using broadband excitation light (US 11,879,846) comes due Jul 23, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 24, 2028, it lapses early.
1 fee due Oct 2, 2027
The maintenance fee for Raman spectroscopy equipment (US 11,946,803) comes due Oct 2, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 3, 2028, it lapses early.

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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.

Showing 1 to 9 of 9

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 12,055,437	Spectrometer and imaging device In force Term ends May 12, 2040 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends May 12, 2040	From the USPTO record
US 11,307,091	Apertureless spectrometer In force Term ends Nov 27, 2040 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Nov 27, 2040	From the USPTO record
US 11,879,846	Raman spectroscopy method and apparatus using broadband excitation light In force Term ends Feb 24, 2041 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Feb 24, 2041	From the USPTO record
US 12,326,363	Spectroscope In force Term ends Jan 9, 2042 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 9, 2042	High confidence
US 12,313,552	Raman Spectroscopic Device In force Term ends Apr 14, 2042 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 14, 2042	High confidence
US 12,163,893	Sample ingredient analysis apparatus and sample ingredient analysis method using the same In force Term ends Nov 28, 2043 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Nov 28, 2043	From the USPTO record
US 11,946,803	Raman spectroscopy equipment In force Term ends Nov 29, 2043 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Nov 29, 2043	From the USPTO record
US 12,117,341	Spectrometer In force Term ends Nov 29, 2043 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 29, 2043	High confidence
US 12,467,854	Optical probe device for analyzing component of underwater substance and method of analyzing component of underwater substance by using the same In force Term ends Dec 31, 2044 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Dec 31, 2044	From the USPTO record

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