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78 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026

26 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.

Ending by 2030

Jun 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.

5 fees due Dec 20 to 30, 2026 · next Dec 20
2 fees due Feb 8 to 22, 2027 · next Feb 8
3 fees due Mar 10 to 22, 2027 · next Mar 10
1 fee due Apr 13, 2027
The maintenance fee for Hydrophilic Polymeric Particles and Methods for Making and Using Same (US 9,156,925) comes due Apr 13, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 13, 2027, it lapses early.
2 fees due Jun 1 to 26, 2027 · next Jun 1
3 fees due Jul 5 to 28, 2027 · next Jul 5
2 fees due Oct 2 to 21, 2027 · next Oct 2

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Recent changes

1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 16, 2026
3 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 9,119,807	Methods and materials for the generation of regulatory T cells In force Term ends Jun 15, 2027 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jun 15, 2027	From the USPTO record
US 8,574,515	Magnetic separating device In force Term ends Jun 19, 2028 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jun 19, 2028	From the USPTO record
US D733,914	Rack device assembly In force Term ends Jul 7, 2029 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jul 7, 2029	From the USPTO record
US 7,985,340	Magnetic separator In force Term ends Nov 9, 2029 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Nov 9, 2029	From the USPTO record
US 9,199,247	Magnetic separation rack In force Term ends Jun 17, 2030 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jun 17, 2030	From the USPTO record
US 9,227,199	Magnetising portion for a magnetic separation device In force Term ends Nov 19, 2030 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Nov 19, 2030	From the USPTO record
US RE46,207	Magnetic separation apparatus In force Term ends Nov 22, 2030 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Nov 22, 2030	From the USPTO record
US RE50,241	Electroporation apparatus having an elongated hollow member In force Term ends Jun 16, 2031 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jun 16, 2031	From the USPTO record
US 9,909,165	Nucleic acid preparation method In force Term ends Nov 28, 2031 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Nov 28, 2031	From the USPTO record
US 11,261,480	Nucleic acid preparation method In force Ends no later than Nov 28, 2031 · From the USPTO record	In force	Ends no later than Nov 28, 2031	From the USPTO record

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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.

18 pending · 6 abandoned · 17 no status recorded

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