Seven patents currently held, every record listed here

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

The next term ends in Apr 2029. from the record

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Ending by 2030

Apr 2029

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Patent families

When these terms end

Each bar runs from grant to computed term end. 2012 to 2036.

US 8,280,212 Photonic Crystal Fibers Having a Preferred Bending Plane and Systems That Use Such Fibers Apr 22, 2029

US 9,063,299 Two-Part Surgical Waveguide Sep 28, 2031

US 10,206,744 Waveguide Locks and Counterbalances for Waveguide Conduits Mar 14, 2034

US 9,974,562 Rigid Elastic Bent Tool for Laparoscopic Surgery Jun 7, 2034

US 10,426,546 Laparoscopic Handpiece for Waveguides Sep 17, 2035

US 10,492,876 Devices and Methods for Laser Surgery Nov 21, 2035

US 9,980,775 Waveguide Locks and Counterbalances for Waveguide Conduits Jul 28, 2036

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Every computed term in this portfolio is shown above.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 patents

Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank

Notable

Laparoscopic Handpiece for Waveguides US 10,426,546

Cited by 57 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data. Protection runs to 2035.

Ends Sep 2035 · High confidence Also notable

Photonic Crystal Fibers Having a Preferred Bending Plane and Systems That Use Such Fibers US 8,280,212

Cited by 34 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2012 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2029.

Ends Apr 2029 · High confidence Also notable

Waveguide Locks and Counterbalances for Waveguide Conduits US 9,980,775

Granted 2018 and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2036.

Ends Jul 2036 · 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 Dec 23, 2026
The maintenance fee for Two-Part Surgical Waveguide (US 9,063,299) comes due Dec 23, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 23, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Apr 1, 2027
The maintenance fee for Laparoscopic Handpiece for Waveguides (US 10,426,546) comes due Apr 1, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 1, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Jun 3, 2027
The maintenance fee for Devices and Methods for Laser Surgery (US 10,492,876) comes due Jun 3, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 3, 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 4 largest of its 6 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Waveguide Locks and Counterbalances for Waveguide Conduits	2 in force	to Jul 2036
Laparoscopic Handpiece for Waveguides	1 in force	to Sep 2035
Two-Part Surgical Waveguide	1 in force	to Sep 2031
Photonic Crystal Fibers Having a Preferred Bending Plane and Systems That Use Such Fibers	1 in force	to Apr 2029

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Showing 1 to 7 of 7

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 8,280,212	Photonic Crystal Fibers Having a Preferred Bending Plane and Systems That Use Such Fibers In force Term ends Apr 22, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 22, 2029	High confidence
US 9,063,299	Two-Part Surgical Waveguide In force Term ends Sep 28, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 28, 2031	High confidence
US 10,206,744	Waveguide Locks and Counterbalances for Waveguide Conduits In force Term ends Mar 14, 2034 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 14, 2034	High confidence
US 9,974,562	Rigid Elastic Bent Tool for Laparoscopic Surgery In force Term ends Jun 7, 2034 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 7, 2034	High confidence
US 10,426,546	Laparoscopic Handpiece for Waveguides In force Term ends Sep 17, 2035 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 17, 2035	High confidence
US 10,492,876	Devices and Methods for Laser Surgery In force Term ends Nov 21, 2035 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 21, 2035	High confidence
US 9,980,775	Waveguide Locks and Counterbalances for Waveguide Conduits In force Term ends Jul 28, 2036 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 28, 2036	High confidence

Also on record, not counted in the 7: 21 patents ended · 10 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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