37 patents currently held

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

The next term ends in Jul 2028. from the record

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notable patents fee due within 90 days all others Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 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

System and Method for Processing Paraffin Embedded Samples US 9,080,167

Cited by 42 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2033.

Ends Apr 2033 · High confidence Also notable

Methods and Apparatus for Treating Samples with Acoustic Energy US 8,353,619

Cited by 41 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2013 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2030.

Ends Feb 2030 · High confidence Also notable

Method and Apparatus for Treatment Enhancement in Acoustic Processing of Samples US 9,267,867

Cited by 18 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2033. A terminal disclaimer is on file and its reference is not resolved, so no cap is applied and the date may move earlier, never later.

Ends no later than Mar 2033 · Medium 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.

2 fees due Jan 14, 2027
2 fees due Feb 11 to 18, 2027 · next Feb 11
2 fees due Mar 3 to 8, 2027 · next Mar 3
2 fees due Apr 8 to 17, 2027 · next Apr 8
1 fee due May 12, 2027
The maintenance fee for Blood Sampling, Storage and Treatment Apparatus (US 10,473,566) comes due May 12, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 12, 2027, it lapses early.
2 fees due Aug 4 to 23, 2027 · next Aug 4
1 fee due Sep 1, 2027
The maintenance fee for Sample Holder with Plunger and Method for Expelling Sample (US 9,274,028) comes due Sep 1, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 1, 2028, it lapses early.
1 fee due Oct 26, 2027
The maintenance fee for Method and Apparatus for Processing Sample Material (US 9,320,995) comes due Oct 26, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 26, 2028, it lapses early.
1 fee due Nov 10, 2027
The maintenance fee for Systems and Methods for Acoustically Processing Tissue Samples (US 9,335,237) comes due Nov 10, 2027. Unpaid by May 10, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 17, 2026
2 terms have ended since Aug 17, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 33 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Method and Apparatus for Treatment Enhancement in Acoustic Processing of Samples	3 in force	to Mar 2033
Method and System for Acoustically Treating Material (2010)	3 in force	to Sep 2031
Methods and Apparatuses for Processing Blood and Other Biological Samples	1 in force	to Jul 2036
Method and System for Acoustically Treating Material (2013)	1 in force	to Jun 2035
Systems and Methods for Transfer and Processing of Biological Samples	1 in force	to Mar 2035

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 7,757,561	Methods and Systems for Processing Samples Using Acoustic Energy In force Term ends Jul 21, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 21, 2028	High confidence
US 9,790,485	Method and Apparatus for Headspace Control in Acoustic Processing of Samples In force Term ends Oct 5, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 5, 2029	High confidence
US 8,353,619	Methods and Apparatus for Treating Samples with Acoustic Energy In force Term ends Feb 23, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 23, 2030	High confidence
US 8,991,259	Method and System for Acoustically Treating Material In force Term ends Oct 28, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 28, 2030	High confidence
US 8,331,196	System and Method for Controlling an Acoustic Transducer In force Term ends Dec 15, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 15, 2030	High confidence
US 8,999,704	Method and Apparatus for Headspace Control in Acoustic Processing of Samples In force Term ends Dec 30, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 30, 2030	High confidence
US 8,409,801	Method and Apparatus for Material Separation Using Acoustic Energy In force Term ends Mar 29, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 29, 2031	High confidence
US 9,126,177	Method and System for Acoustically Treating Material In force Ends no later than Aug 29, 2031 · Medium confidence	In force	Ends no later than Aug 29, 2031	Medium confidence
US 8,459,121	Method and System for Acoustically Treating Material In force Term ends Sep 3, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 3, 2031	High confidence
US 9,776,149	Compositions and Methods for Preparing Nanoformulations and Systems for Nano-Delivery Using Focused Acoustics In force Term ends Feb 22, 2032 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 22, 2032	High confidence

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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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