Facet Technologies, LLC

43 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026

4 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.

Recorded under 2 name spellings.

Ending by 2030

Apr 2027

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When these terms end

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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 Nov 21, 2026
The maintenance fee for Depth-Adjust Mechanism for Lancing Device (US 10,292,634) comes due Nov 21, 2026. Unpaid by May 21, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Dec 16, 2026
The maintenance fee for Lancing Device with Improved Guidance Assembly (US 9,055,899) comes due Dec 16, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 16, 2027, it lapses early.
2 fees due Feb 4, 2027
3 fees due Apr 6 to 29, 2027 · next Apr 6
1 fee due Jul 30, 2027
The maintenance fee for Latch Mechanism for Preventing Lancet Oscillation in a Lancing Device (US 11,883,171) comes due Jul 30, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 31, 2028, it lapses early.
2 fees due Oct 9 to 28, 2027 · next Oct 9

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Recent changes

2 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026

Patents held now

Soonest term end first. Each date below is computed on that patent's own page, which shows the rule, the adjustments and the fee history it was derived from.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 9,271,667	Lancing Device with Independent Drive Core In force Term ends Apr 25, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 25, 2027	High confidence
US 7,998,160	Lancing Devices Having Lancet Ejection Assembly In force Term ends May 30, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 30, 2027	High confidence
US 8,574,255	Narrow-Profile Lancing Device In force Term ends Jul 1, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 1, 2027	High confidence
US 7,837,633	Lancing Device and Multi-Lancet Cartridge In force Term ends Dec 17, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 17, 2027	High confidence
US 8,870,903	Blood Sampling Device In force Term ends Dec 17, 2027 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 17, 2027	Medium confidence
US 7,909,842	Lancing Devices Having Depth Adjustment Assembly In force Term ends Feb 15, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 15, 2028	High confidence
US 7,867,244	Lancing Devices Having Lancet Ejection Assembly In force Term ends Oct 7, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 7, 2028	High confidence
US 8,267,950	Lancing Device with Independent Drive Core In force Term ends Nov 7, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 7, 2028	High confidence
US 9,517,027	Advancement Mechanism for Cartridge-Based Devices In force Term ends Jan 25, 2029 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 25, 2029	Medium confidence
US 8,298,255	Cap Displacement Mechanism for Lancing Device and Multi-Lancet Cartridge In force Term ends Feb 12, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 12, 2029	High confidence

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Sources and methods

Compiled from the USPTO record, grants, published applications and recorded assignments, not yet reviewed by hand. How this record was built

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

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Published applications

US patent applications published under this name that have not become patents. An application is published about eighteen months after its earliest filing; one that has not been published is in no public record.

1 pending · 25 abandoned · 5 no status recorded

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