9 patents currently held
11 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 Oct 2030. from the record
Of the 11 now held by other companies, 11 name Palladyne Corp. as their current owner. Each row says so.
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Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.
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Ending by 2030
Oct 2030
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 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.
Notable patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
Ends Oct 2030 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Dec 2035 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jul 2041 · High confidence
Needle Delivered Imaging Device
US 9,661,996
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 67 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2017 in our data. Protection runs to 2030.
Health Monitoring System Using Outwardly Manifested Micro-Physiological Markers
US 9,913,583
Cited by 30 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2018 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2035.
System, Method, and Device for Facilitating Effective Decontamination as Part of a Decontamination Event
US 12,472,274
Granted 2025. Too new for citation comparison; protection runs to 2041.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Jul 2033 · High confidence
The largest patent family in this portfolio, 6 related applications, renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2033.
now held by Palladyne Corp.
Also notable
Ends Apr 2035 · High confidence
The newest of the three, granted 2020. It anchors the portfolio to 2035, later than anything else here.
now held by Palladyne Corp.
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 12, 2027The maintenance fee for Health Monitoring System Using Outwardly Manifested Micro-Physiological Markers (US 10,470,670) comes due May 12, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 12, 2027, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 1 term has ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 3 largest of its 4 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
Showing 1 to 9 of 9
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 9,661,996 | Needle Delivered Imaging Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,724,443 | System, Method, and Device for Decontamination In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,470,670 | Health Monitoring System Using Outwardly Manifested Micro-Physiological Markers In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 9,913,583 | Health Monitoring System Using Outwardly Manifested Micro-Physiological Markers In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,905,370 | Allergy Skin Test Devices In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 12,296,056 | System, Method, and Device for Facilitating Effective Decontamination as Part of a Decontamination Event In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 12,472,274 | System, Method, and Device for Facilitating Effective Decontamination as Part of a Decontamination Event In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 12,138,356 | System, Method, and Device for Facilitating Effective Decontamination as Part of a Decontamination Event In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 12,397,072 | System, Method, and Device for Facilitating Effective Decontamination as Part of a Decontamination Event In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 9: 11 patents in force now held by others · 1 patent 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.