One patent currently held, every record listed here
6 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.
The next term ends in Jan 2042. from the record
Of the 6 now held by other companies, 6 name Gyrus Acmi Inc. D B a Olympus Surgical Technologies America as their current owner. Each row says so.
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Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.
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Ending by 2030
Jan 2042
Next term end
1
Patent families
When these terms end
Each bar runs from grant to computed term end. 2014 to 2042.20202026203220382042
Every computed term in this portfolio is shown above.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 patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
None of the currently held patents qualifies as notable.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Sep 2034 · High confidence
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 39 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data. Protection runs to 2034.
Also notable
Ends Feb 2033 · High confidence
Granted 2016 and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2033.
Also notable
Ends Feb 2035 · High confidence
Granted 2016 and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2035.
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 Feb 1, 2027The maintenance fee for Ultrasound Transducer and Housing for Same (US 11,716,577) comes due Feb 1, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 2, 2027, it lapses early.
Recent changes
Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
Showing 1 to 1 of 1
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 11,716,577 | Ultrasound Transducer and Housing for Same In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 1: 6 patents in force now held by others · 26 patents ended · 37 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.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
5 terminal disclaimers are on file with no resolved reference. No cap is applied and none is guessed
12 computed term dates come from a chain with an unresolved parent. A continuity parent has not yet been fetched from USPTO's records. The term is dated from this application's own claim; no earlier date is assumed until the parent is resolved.