First Light Diagnostics, Inc.

10 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026

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

Previously recorded as First Light Biosciences, Inc. (to 2020)

Ending by 2030

May 2027

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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 Feb 20, 2027
The maintenance fee for Kits and devices for detecting analytes (US 10,384,203) comes due Feb 20, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 20, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Jul 9, 2027
The maintenance fee for Imaging analyzer for testing analytes (US 11,865,534) comes due Jul 9, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 10, 2028, it lapses early.

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Patents held now

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Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 8,021,848	Rapid and Sensitive Detection of Cells and Viruses In force Term ends May 17, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 17, 2027	High confidence
US 10,000,788	Rapid and sensitive detection of molecules In force Term ends May 7, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 7, 2029	High confidence
US 9,643,180	Method for detecting analytes In force Term ends Sep 24, 2029 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Sep 24, 2029	From the USPTO record
US 11,865,534	Imaging analyzer for testing analytes In force Term ends Sep 24, 2029 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Sep 24, 2029	From the USPTO record
US 11,583,853	Kits and Devices for Detecting Analytes In force Term ends Oct 15, 2029 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 15, 2029	Medium confidence
US 10,384,203	Kits and devices for detecting analytes In force Term ends Feb 6, 2031 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Feb 6, 2031	From the USPTO record
US 12,031,985	Detection of targets In force Term ends May 1, 2041 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends May 1, 2041	From the USPTO record
US 12,287,332	Test Cartridges In force Term ends May 7, 2041 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 7, 2041	High confidence
US 12,480,944	Detection and Analysis of Cells In force Term ends Aug 22, 2042 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 22, 2042	High confidence
US 12,704,506	Microbial Analysis Without Cell Purification In force Term ends Aug 22, 2042 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 22, 2042	High confidence

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Published applications

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