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Ion Beam Applications

93 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
1 more in force is now held by another company
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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 28, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Remote control system for medical apparatus (US 10,304,322) comes due Nov 28, 2026. Unpaid by May 28, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Dec 9, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Cyclotron comprising a means for modifying the magnetic field profile and associated method (US 9,055,662) comes due Dec 9, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 9, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jan 28, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Magnet structure for an isochronous superconducting compact cyclotron (US 9,093,209) comes due Jan 28, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 28, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Feb 13, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Superconductor cyclotron regenerator (US 10,383,206) comes due Feb 13, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 13, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due May 17 to 24, 2027 · next May 17
  • 1 fee due Jun 1, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Device and method for 3D dose tracking in radiation therapy (US 9,199,093) comes due Jun 1, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 1, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Jul 12, 2027
  • 2 fees due Aug 18 to 23, 2027 · next Aug 18
  • 2 fees due Sep 22 to 24, 2027 · next Sep 22
  • 1 fee due Oct 5, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Gantry structure for a hadron therapy apparatus (US 9,302,123) comes due Oct 5, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 5, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

  • 2 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026

Patents held now

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PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 8,027,712Elongated Markers for Soft Tissue Volume Identification
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 · High confidence
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US 8,896,238Device and method for fast beam current modulation in a particle accelerator
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US 8,410,730Device and method for fast beam current modulation in a particle accelerator
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US 8,160,204Method and device for IMRT verification
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US 8,093,574Shielding for ionizing radiation
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US 9,818,573Particle beam transport apparatus
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US 8,218,725Method and device for online IMRT verification
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US 8,338,783Dosimetry device for verification of a radiation therapy apparatus
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US 8,502,133Water phantom
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US 8,324,841Twin internal ion source for particle beam production with a cyclotron
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In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 93: 1 patent in force now held by others · 38 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 11 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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