3 patents currently held
18 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 2030. from the record
Of the 18 now held by other companies, 17 name Ventana Medical Systems Inc. as their current owner, and 1 more name another party. Each row says which.
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Ending by 2030
Jan 2030
Next term end
3
Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
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.
Notable patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
Ends Feb 2033 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Aug 2038 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jan 2030 · High confidence
Method and Apparatus for Image Scanning
US 9,638,573
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 13 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2017 in our data. Protection runs to 2033. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
A Method of Printing Digital Images
US 11,044,383
The newest of the three, granted 2021. It anchors the portfolio to 2038, later than anything else here.
Multilevel Screening Mapping Tone Values to Control Signal Values for Greater Color or Shade Fidelity and Reduced Print Aberrations
US 7,969,617
Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2011 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2030.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Jul 2034 · High confidence
Cited by 10 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data, and renewed at 2 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2034.
now held by Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.
Also notable
Ends Nov 2038 · High confidence
The newest of the three, granted 2021. It anchors the portfolio to 2038, later than anything else here.
now held by Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.
Fee deadlines
No maintenance fee falls due on this company's record before Nov 10, 2027.
Recent changes
Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.
What they patent
The 2 largest of its 3 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| A Method of Printing Digital Images | 1 in force | to Aug 2038 |
| Method and Apparatus for Image Scanning | 1 in force | to Feb 2033 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
Showing 1 to 3 of 3
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,969,617 | Multilevel Screening Mapping Tone Values to Control Signal Values for Greater Color or Shade Fidelity and Reduced Print Aberrations In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,638,573 | Method and Apparatus for Image Scanning In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,044,383 | A Method of Printing Digital Images In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 3: 18 patents in force now held by others · 9 patents ended · 2 applications pending · 5 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.