115 patents currently held

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

The next term ends in Nov 2026. from the record

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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

Methods and Apparatus for Sequential Amplification Reactions US 8,900,828

The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 106 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data. Protection runs to 2027.

Ends Jun 2027 · High confidence Also notable

Honeycomb Tube US 9,914,968

Cited by 20 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2018 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2034. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.

Ends Jan 2034 · High confidence Also notable

Sample Processing Module Array Handling System and Methods US 10,871,498

Cited by 12 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2038.

Ends Dec 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.

3 fees due Dec 25 to 27, 2026 · next Dec 25
1 fee due Jan 9, 2027
The maintenance fee for Encoderless Motor with Improved Granularity and Methods of Use (US 10,348,225) comes due Jan 9, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 9, 2027, it lapses early.
2 fees due Feb 28, 2027
1 fee due Apr 24, 2027
The maintenance fee for Honeycomb Tube (US 11,795,506) comes due Apr 24, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 25, 2027, it lapses early.
4 fees due May 5 to 21, 2027 · next May 5
1 fee due Jun 12, 2027
The maintenance fee for Inhibition of Nucleic Acid Polymerases by Endonuclease V-Cleavable Oligonucleotide Ligands (US 11,840,728) comes due Jun 12, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 13, 2027, it lapses early.
2 fees due Jul 16 to 28, 2027 · next Jul 16
2 fees due Aug 6 to 18, 2027 · next Aug 6
1 fee due Sep 12, 2027
The maintenance fee for Fluidic Bridge Device and Sample Processing Methods (US 11,927,600) comes due Sep 12, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 13, 2028, it lapses early.
3 fees due Oct 9 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 9

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Recent changes

Nov 11Assignment recorded on 1 record: Sandhu, Mandeep Singh and 1 other to Cepheid Recorded Nov 11, 2026, executed Aug 5, 2024. Conveyance as recorded: Assignment of Assignor's Interest. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership. Reel 76717, frame 932.
Oct 30Assignment recorded on 1 record: Dority, Douglas B. to Cepheid Recorded Oct 30, 2026, executed Apr 1, 2024. Conveyance as recorded: Assignment of Assignor's Interest. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership. Reel 76570, frame 781.
1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 16, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 61 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Honeycomb Tube	8 in force	to Jan 2034
Sample Processing Module Array Handling System and Methods	7 in force	to Nov 2039
Encoderless Motor with Improved Granularity and Methods of Use	4 in force	to Jul 2036
Multi-Chambered Lid Apparatus	4 in force	to Jul 2034
Analysis System	4 in force	to May 2028

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 7,621,418	Cap for Vessel for Performing Multi-Stage Process In force Term ends Nov 25, 2026 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 25, 2026	High confidence
US 8,900,828	Methods and Apparatus for Sequential Amplification Reactions In force Term ends Jun 3, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 3, 2027	High confidence
US 10,907,202	Methods and Apparatus for Sequential Amplification Reactions In force Term ends Jun 3, 2027 · Low confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 3, 2027	Low confidence
US D684,270	Analysis System In force Term ends Jun 11, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 11, 2027	High confidence
US 8,119,352	Multi-Stage Amplification Reactions by Control of Sequence Replication Times In force Term ends Jul 22, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 22, 2027	High confidence
US D690,023	Analysis System In force Term ends Sep 17, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 17, 2027	High confidence
US 9,605,322	DNA Recombination Junction Detection In force Term ends Feb 23, 2028 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 23, 2028	Medium confidence
US 7,575,721	Method and Apparatus for Storing and Dispensing Reagent Beads In force Term ends Mar 20, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 20, 2028	High confidence
US D705,441	Analysis System In force Term ends May 20, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 20, 2028	High confidence
US D705,943	Analysis System In force Term ends May 27, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 27, 2028	High confidence

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Also on record, not counted in the 115: 28 patents ended · 66 applications pending · 34 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.

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