Morpho Detection, LLC
61 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.
Recorded under 3 name spellings.
Recorded as renamed to Smiths Detection Inc. (2017)
36
Ending by 2030
Nov 2026
Next term end
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
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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.
- 2 fees due Feb 6 to 20, 2027 · next Feb 6
- 1 fee due Mar 15, 2027The maintenance fee for Systems and methods for imaging and detecting sheet-like material (US 9,134,258) comes due Mar 15, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 15, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Apr 15, 2027The maintenance fee for Tray conveyor baggage handling and imaging system (US 10,444,400) comes due Apr 15, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 15, 2027, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 7 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 7,671,586 | Apparatus and method for non-symmetric magnetic field balancing in an inspection scanner In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 7,492,860 | Apparatus and method for controlling start and stop operations of a computed tomography imaging system In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 7,492,862 | Computed tomography cargo inspection system and method In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 7,872,752 | Detector system for unidentified substances In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 7,483,511 | Inspection system and method In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 7,548,606 | System and method for integrating explosive detection systems In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 7,396,162 | Scatter correction for CT method and apparatus In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 7,539,283 | Combined computed tomography and nuclear resonance fluorescence cargo inspection system and method In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 7,499,160 | Methods for amplifying the Raman signal of surface enhanced Raman scattering nanoparticles In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 7,750,631 | Passenger inspection system and methods for using the same In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record |
Also on record, not counted in the 60: 61 patents in force now held by others · 76 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 55 ended at full term. List them
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.
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.
16 no status recorded