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23 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
7 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.
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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 Mar 19, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Transient elastography probe with sealing membrane integrated to the ultrasound transducer (US 11,759,178) comes due Mar 19, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 20, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due May 7, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Method for measuring an ultrasonic attenuation parameter guided by harmonic elastography, probe and device for the implementation of the method (US 11,808,898) comes due May 7, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 8, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jun 26, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Method and device for measuring an ultrasound parameter of a viscoelastic medium (US 11,850,098) comes due Jun 26, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 27, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jul 16, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Elastography device and method (US 11,872,082) comes due Jul 16, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 18, 2028, it lapses early.

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Patents held now

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PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 8,419,642Device for measuring the viscoelastic properties of biological tissues and method using said device
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US 9,918,695Method for measuring at least one property of biological tissue
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US 9,341,601Elastography device and method
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US 9,636,085Method for determining, in real time, the probability that target biological tissue is opposite an ultrasonic transducer
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US 11,529,121Multipulse elastography method
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US D865,972Apparatus for quantifying stiffness and ultrasound attenuation of the liver
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US D874,658Roll-stand
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US 11,033,222Non-invasive system for calculating a human or animal, reliable, standardized and complete score
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US 11,160,531Ultrasound probe with housing and interchangeable tip
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US 11,457,895Method for measuring a viscoelastic parameter of a human or animal organ
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Also on record, not counted in the 23: 7 patents in force now held by others · 2 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 1 ended at full term. List them

Sources and methods

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Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

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