29 patents currently held
2 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.
1 more record may belong here and awaits a decision; it is not counted.
The next term ends in May 2027. from the record
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Next term end
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Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
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
Ends May 2027 · Medium confidence
Also notable
Ends Mar 2033 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Aug 2034 · High confidence
Bone Fusion Device
US 8,187,332
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 836 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2012 in our data. Protection runs to 2027.
Bone Fusion Device
US 10,159,583
Cited by 172 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2018 in our data, and renewed at 2 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2033.
Bodiless Bone Fusion Device, Apparatus and Method
US 10,098,757
Cited by 184 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2018 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2034.
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 Mar 24, 2027The maintenance fee for Bone Fusion Device, System and Method (US 10,420,654) comes due Mar 24, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 24, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Sep 3, 2027The maintenance fee for Bodiless Bone Fusion Device, Apparatus and Method (US 10,575,966) comes due Sep 3, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 3, 2028, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Oct 23, 2027The maintenance fee for Bodiless Bone Fusion Device, Apparatus and Method (US 11,963,884) comes due Oct 23, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 24, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 17, 2026
- 1 term has ended since Aug 17, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 9 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Bone Fusion Device | 6 in force | to Mar 2033 |
| Bodiless Bone Fusion Device, Apparatus and Method | 5 in force | to Aug 2034 |
| Bone Fusion Device, Apparatus and Method | 5 in force | to Aug 2032 |
| Bone Fusion System, Device and Method Including a Measuring Mechanism | 4 in force | to Jan 2037 |
| Bone Fusion System, Device and Method Including an Insertion Instrument | 3 in force | to Aug 2037 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 8,187,332 | Bone Fusion Device In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 8,267,968 | Percutaneous System for Dynamic Spinal Stabilization In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,358,123 | Bone Fusion Device, Apparatus and Method In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,092,422 | Bone Fusion Device, Apparatus and Method In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,420,654 | Bone Fusion Device, System and Method In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,736,754 | Bone Fusion Device, Apparatus and Method In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,432,940 | Bone Fusion Device, System and Method In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,452,616 | Bone Fusion Device, Apparatus and Method In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 12,721,735 | Bone Fusion Device, Apparatus and Method In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,532,883 | Bone Fusion Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 29: 2 patents in force now held by others · 12 patents ended · 6 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.