47 patents currently held

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

The next term ends in Nov 2027. from the record

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Ending by 2030

Nov 2027

Next term end

Patent families

When these terms end

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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

Drug Releasing Coatings for Medical Devices US 8,414,909

The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 286 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2013 in our data. Protection runs to 2029. A terminal disclaimer is on file and its reference is not resolved, so no cap is applied and the date may move earlier, never later.

Ends no later than Oct 2029 · Medium confidence Also notable

Medical Device with Drug-Eluting Coating on Modified Device Surface US 11,541,152

The newest of the three, granted 2023. It anchors the portfolio to 2038, later than anything else here.

Ends Nov 2038 · High confidence Also notable

Balloon Protectors, Balloon-Catheter Assemblies, And Methods Thereof US 11,389,627

Granted 2022. Computed term ends 2039.

Ends Feb 2039 · 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 May 10, 2027
The maintenance fee for Methods and Apparatuses for Coating Balloon Catheters (US 9,180,485) comes due May 10, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 10, 2027, it lapses early.

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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.

Drug Releasing Coatings for Medical Devices	45 in force	to Oct 2031
Medical Device with Drug-Eluting Coating on Modified Device Surface	1 in force	to Nov 2038

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 8,241,249	Drug Releasing Coatings for Medical Devices In force Term ends Nov 19, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 19, 2027	High confidence
US 8,244,344	Drug Releasing Coatings for Medical Devices In force Term ends Nov 19, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 19, 2027	High confidence
US 8,366,660	Drug Releasing Coatings for Medical Devices In force Ends no later than Nov 19, 2027 · Medium confidence	In force	Ends no later than Nov 19, 2027	Medium confidence
US 8,366,662	Drug Releasing Coatings for Medical Devices In force Ends no later than Nov 19, 2027 · Medium confidence	In force	Ends no later than Nov 19, 2027	Medium confidence
US 8,403,910	Drug Releasing Coatings for Medical Devices In force Ends no later than Nov 19, 2027 · Medium confidence	In force	Ends no later than Nov 19, 2027	Medium confidence
US 8,404,300	Drug Releasing Coatings for Medical Devices In force Ends no later than Nov 19, 2027 · Medium confidence	In force	Ends no later than Nov 19, 2027	Medium confidence
US 8,414,910	Drug Releasing Coatings for Medical Devices In force Ends no later than Nov 19, 2027 · Medium confidence	In force	Ends no later than Nov 19, 2027	Medium confidence
US 8,932,561	Medical Device Rapid Drug Releasing Coatings Comprising a Therapeutic Agent and a Contrast Agent In force Ends no later than Nov 19, 2027 · Medium confidence	In force	Ends no later than Nov 19, 2027	Medium confidence
US 8,998,847	Drug Releasing Coatings for Medical Devices In force Ends no later than Nov 19, 2027 · Low confidence	In force	Ends no later than Nov 19, 2027	Low confidence
US 9,005,161	Drug Releasing Coatings for Medical Devices In force Ends no later than Nov 19, 2027 · Medium confidence	In force	Ends no later than Nov 19, 2027	Medium confidence

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Also on record, not counted in the 47: 1 application pending · 8 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.

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