38 patents currently held

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

The next term ends in Oct 2036. 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

Surgical Tool for Robotic Surgery and Robotic Surgical Assembly US 11,141,233

The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 96 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2021 in our data. Protection runs to 2038.

Ends Jan 2038 · High confidence Also notable

Surgical Tool US 10,582,975

Cited by 93 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2036.

Ends Oct 2036 · High confidence Also notable

Robotic Surgical Assembly US 10,864,051

Cited by 19 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2037.

Ends Jun 2037 · 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 14, 2027
The maintenance fee for Method of Manufacturing for a Medical Instrument (US 11,813,685) comes due May 14, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 15, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Sep 10, 2027
The maintenance fee for Surgical Tool (US 10,582,975) comes due Sep 10, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 10, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

Nov 3Assignment recorded on 1 record: Audino, Luca and 2 others to Medical Microinstruments, Inc. Recorded Nov 3, 2026, executed Nov 2, 2026. Conveyance as recorded: Assignment of Assignor's Interest. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership. Reel 76609, frame 928.
6 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 17, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 24 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Surgical Tool for Robotic Surgery and Robotic Surgical Assembly	4 in force	to Jan 2039
Method of Manufacturing for a Medical Instrument	4 in force	to Aug 2038
Robotic Surgical Assembly	4 in force	to Jun 2037
Robotic Microsurgical Assembly	3 in force	to Jan 2039
Surgical Tool	3 in force	to Oct 2036

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 10,582,975	Surgical Tool In force Term ends Oct 14, 2036 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 14, 2036	High confidence
US 11,096,748	Surgical Tool In force Term ends Oct 14, 2036 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 14, 2036	Medium confidence
US 11,103,319	Surgical Tool In force Term ends Oct 14, 2036 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 14, 2036	High confidence
US 12,167,902	Robotic Surgical Assembly In force Term ends Oct 14, 2036 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 14, 2036	High confidence
US 12,714,523	Robotic Surgical Assembly In force Term ends Mar 13, 2037 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 13, 2037	High confidence
US 11,813,685	Method of Manufacturing for a Medical Instrument In force Ends no later than Jun 17, 2037 · Medium confidence	In force	Ends no later than Jun 17, 2037	Medium confidence
US 10,864,051	Robotic Surgical Assembly In force Term ends Jun 27, 2037 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 27, 2037	High confidence
US 12,178,531	Robotic Surgical Assembly In force Term ends Jun 27, 2037 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 27, 2037	High confidence
US 12,064,826	Machining Fixture In force Term ends Dec 5, 2037 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 5, 2037	High confidence
US 11,141,233	Surgical Tool for Robotic Surgery and Robotic Surgical Assembly In force Term ends Jan 17, 2038 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 17, 2038	High confidence

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Also on record, not counted in the 38: 40 applications pending · 1 application 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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