37 patents currently held
4 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.
The next term ends in May 2027. from the record
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Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.
4
Ending by 2030
May 2027
Next term end
2
Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
fee due within 90 days
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. Fee due within 90 days: a maintenance fee is due within 90 days of when this page was computed and not yet paid.
Notable patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Only 2 of the currently held patents qualify as notable.
Notable
Ends Aug 2038 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Apr 2044 · High confidence
Low Profile Staple and Methods for Using Same
US 11,020,110
Cited by 22 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2021 in our data. Protection runs to 2038. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
Low Profile Staple and Methods for Using the Same
US 12,733,925
Granted 2026. Too new for citation comparison; protection runs to 2044.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Jul 2028 · Low confidence
Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2013 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2028. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
now held by Taylor Commercial Foodservice Inc.
Also notable
Ends Jun 2031 · High confidence
Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2012 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2031.
now held by Conmed Corporation
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 Dec 4, 2026The maintenance fee for Low Profile Staple and Methods for Using Same (US 10,307,156) comes due Dec 4, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 4, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Mar 5, 2027The maintenance fee for Dynamic Compression Devices and Processes for Making and Using Same (US 11,744,625) comes due Mar 5, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 7, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Jul 21, 2027The maintenance fee for Bone Anchor Device (US 10,537,369) comes due Jul 21, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 21, 2028, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due Aug 27, 2027
- 1 fee due Sep 10, 2027The maintenance fee for Shape Memory Polymer Fabrics (US 10,582,998) comes due Sep 10, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 10, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 5 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
- 1 term has ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 1 largest of its 2 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Osteosynthetic Implants and Methods of Use and Manufacture | 36 in force | to Jan 2045 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US D681,811 | Suture Anchor Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,118,952 | Osteosynthetic Implants and Methods of Use and Manufacture In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,491,583 | Intramedullary Medical Device and Methods of Use and Manufacture In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,985,222 | Osteosynthetic Implants and Methods of Use and Manufacture In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,551,106 | Method and Apparatus for Installation of Intramedullary Medical Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,582,998 | Shape Memory Polymer Fabrics In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D895,113 | Low Profile Staple In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,537,369 | Bone Anchor Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D957,636 | Low Profile Staple In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,307,156 | Low Profile Staple and Methods for Using Same In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 37: 4 patents in force now held by others · 12 patents ended · 2 applications pending · 3 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.
Fee due within 90 days marks a patent with a maintenance fee due within 90 days of the date this page was computed and not yet recorded paid, so it can end earlier than the bar shows. A fee left unpaid ends the patent at the close of the six month grace period that follows its due date, not on the due date itself. It is not a prediction that the fee will be missed.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
1 terminal disclaimer is on file with no resolved reference. No cap is applied and none is guessed