21 patents currently held

20 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.

1 more record may belong here and awaits a decision; it is not counted.

The next term ends in Mar 2028. from the record

Of the 20 now held by other companies, 15 were conveyed to DePuy Synthes Products Inc. in the filing they arrived in, and 5 more name another party. Each row says which.

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Ending by 2030

Mar 2028

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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

Surgical Instrument US 9,579,158

The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 708 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2017 in our data. Protection runs to 2032.

Ends Apr 2032 · High confidence Also notable

Method and Device for Computer Assisted Distal Locking of Intramedullary Nails US 8,118,818

Cited by 44 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2012 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2029.

Ends Feb 2029 · High confidence Also notable

Device for Processing and Transmitting Measured Signals for Monitoring And/Or Controlling Medical Implants, Diagnostic Devices or Biological Processes US 10,194,802

Granted 2019 and renewed at 2 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2032.

Ends Jan 2032 · High confidence

Formerly held, still cited

Notable

Surgical Power Drill Including a Measuring Unit Suitable for Bone Screw Length Determination US 10,736,644

The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 837 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2037.

now held by Synthes GmbH

Ends Jun 2037 · High confidence

Also notable

Patella Bone Plate and Methods of Fixation US 11,413,078

Cited by 5 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2022 in our data. Protection runs to 2038.

conveyed to DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.

Ends Oct 2038 · High confidence

Also notable

Acromioclavicular Hook Plate US 10,687,854

Cited by 9 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2038.

conveyed to DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.

Ends Apr 2038 · High confidence

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 23, 2026
The maintenance fee for Bone Fixation Device with Cover (US 9,060,819) comes due Dec 23, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 23, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Jan 7, 2027
The maintenance fee for Cannula and Device for Liquid Jet Irrigation of Bone (US 9,072,529) comes due Jan 7, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 7, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Apr 15, 2027
The maintenance fee for Device for Processing and Transmitting Measured Signals for Monitoring And/Or Controlling Medical Implants, Diagnostic Devices or Biological Processes (US 10,441,171) comes due Apr 15, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 15, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Jun 24, 2027
The maintenance fee for Method for Manufacturing an Auxiliary Device Suitable for the Manufacture of a Patient Customized Implant (US 10,512,546) comes due Jun 24, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 27, 2027, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

2 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 20 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Device for Processing and Transmitting Measured Signals for Monitoring And/Or Controlling Medical Implants, Diagnostic Devices or Biological Processes	2 in force	to Jan 2032
Method of Determining or Influencing the Chondrogenic Potential of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells	1 in force	to Dec 2042
Reference Device for Real-Time Tracking of Bone And/Or Surgical Objects in Computer-Assisted Surgery	1 in force	to Sep 2041
Biphasic Bone Plate	1 in force	to Jul 2041
External Retaining Device for Bone Fractures (External Fixator)	1 in force	to Jan 2041

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 8,051,720	Method and Device for Measuring the Local Mechanical Resistance of a Porous Body In force Term ends Mar 14, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 14, 2028	High confidence
US 8,475,464	Cannula In force Term ends Feb 13, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 13, 2029	High confidence
US 8,118,818	Method and Device for Computer Assisted Distal Locking of Intramedullary Nails In force Term ends Feb 14, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 14, 2029	High confidence
US 10,441,171	Device for Processing and Transmitting Measured Signals for Monitoring And/Or Controlling Medical Implants, Diagnostic Devices or Biological Processes In force Term ends Jun 11, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 11, 2029	High confidence
US 8,444,645	Method and Device for Computer Assisted Distal Locking of Intramedullary Nails In force Term ends Jun 30, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 30, 2029	High confidence
US 8,585,742	Bone Fixation Device In force Term ends Aug 10, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 10, 2029	High confidence
US 9,060,819	Bone Fixation Device with Cover In force Term ends Dec 15, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 15, 2029	High confidence
US 9,072,529	Cannula and Device for Liquid Jet Irrigation of Bone In force Term ends May 29, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 29, 2030	High confidence
US 9,603,670	Method for Designing And/Or Optimizing a Surgical Device In force Term ends Sep 30, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 30, 2031	High confidence
US 10,194,802	Device for Processing and Transmitting Measured Signals for Monitoring And/Or Controlling Medical Implants, Diagnostic Devices or Biological Processes In force Term ends Jan 4, 2032 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 4, 2032	High confidence

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Also on record, not counted in the 21: 20 patents in force now held by others · 12 patents ended · 7 applications pending · 10 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.

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