74 patents currently held

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

The next term ends in Jan 2027. from the record

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notable patents all others Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 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

System and Method for Providing the Shaped Structural Weakening of the Human Lens with a Laser US 8,262,646

The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 403 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2012 in our data. Protection runs to 2029.

Ends Mar 2029 · High confidence Also notable

Laser System for Eye Surgery US 11,571,335

Cited by 17 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2023 in our data. Protection runs to 2032.

Ends Jun 2032 · High confidence Also notable

Laser System and Method for Correction of Induced Astigmatism US 8,617,146

Cited by 44 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2013 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2031. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.

Ends Mar 2031 · High confidence

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 8, 2027
The maintenance fee for Laser System and Method for Correction of Induced Astigmatism (US 11,717,444) comes due Feb 8, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 9, 2027, it lapses early.
2 fees due Mar 12 to 19, 2027 · next Mar 12
2 fees due May 5 to 10, 2027 · next May 5
1 fee due Jun 3, 2027
The maintenance fee for Second Pass Femtosecond Laser for Incomplete Laser Full or Partial Thickness Corneal Incisions (US 10,492,954) comes due Jun 3, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 3, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Aug 16, 2027
The maintenance fee for Laser Delivery System for Eye Surgery (US 9,259,354) comes due Aug 16, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 16, 2028, it lapses early.
2 fees due Sep 1 to 26, 2027 · next Sep 1

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Recent changes

4 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 17, 2026
1 term has ended since Aug 17, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 23 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

System and apparatus for treating the lens of an eye	31 in force	to Oct 2038
Laser Delivery System for Eye Surgery	5 in force	to Nov 2032
Laser System and Method for Correction of Induced Astigmatism	5 in force	to Mar 2031
Second Pass Femtosecond Laser for Incomplete Laser Full or Partial Thickness Corneal Incisions	4 in force	to Mar 2036
Patient Interface Device for Ophthalmic Laser Procedures	3 in force	to Feb 2035

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 11,806,283	Methods and Systems to Provide Excluded Defined Zones for Increasing Accommodative Amplitude In force Term ends Jan 15, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 15, 2027	High confidence
US 10,213,340	Methods and Systems to Provide Excluded Defined Zones for Increasing Accommodative Amplitude In force Term ends Apr 16, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 16, 2027	High confidence
US 9,375,349	System and Method for Providing Laser Shot Patterns to the Lens of an Eye In force Term ends Oct 19, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 19, 2027	High confidence
US D694,890	Laser System for Treatment of the Eye In force Term ends Dec 3, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 3, 2027	High confidence
US D695,408	Laser System for Treatment of the Eye In force Term ends Dec 10, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 10, 2027	High confidence
US 9,889,043	System and apparatus for delivering a laser beam to the lens of an eye In force Term ends Jul 3, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 3, 2028	High confidence
US 12,697,026	System and Method for Measuring Tilt In force Term ends Feb 17, 2029 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 17, 2029	Medium confidence
US 8,262,646	System and Method for Providing the Shaped Structural Weakening of the Human Lens with a Laser In force Term ends Mar 25, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 25, 2029	High confidence
US 9,180,051	System and apparatus for treating the lens of an eye In force Term ends Jun 27, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 27, 2029	High confidence
US 8,708,491	Method and System for Measuring an Eye In force Term ends Jul 25, 2029 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 25, 2029	Medium confidence

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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.

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