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Retractable Technologies, Inc.

49 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
1 more in force is now held by another company
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
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Ending by 2030
May 2027
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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.
  • 1 fee due Jan 9, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Frontal attachment device for syringe with rotationally activated retractable needle (US 10,342,929) comes due Jan 9, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 9, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Feb 27, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Medical device with selectively retractable needle cap (US 10,391,264) comes due Feb 27, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 27, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Mar 22, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Needle Retraction Apparatus (US 9,138,545) comes due Mar 22, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 22, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Aug 2 to 25, 2027 · next Aug 2
  • 1 fee due Sep 29, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Syringe with recessed nose and protective guard for use with frontal attachments (US 9,295,790) comes due Sep 29, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 29, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 5 fees due Oct 5 to 26, 2027 · next Oct 5
  • 1 fee due Nov 12, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Bodily fluid collection device with integral tube seal (US 10,646,148) comes due Nov 12, 2027. Unpaid by May 12, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.

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.
PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 8,636,688Universal syringe with retractable needle
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,469,927Fluid flow control device with retractable cannula
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,320,469Retractable needle for blood gas sampling
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,694,139Fluid flow control device with retractable cannula
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,808,602Needle retraction apparatus
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,931,475Frontal attachment device for syringe with pinch-activated needle retraction
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,814,841Medical device with sliding frontal attachment and retractable needle
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,308,353Needle retraction apparatus
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,048,031IV catheter introducer
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,381,309Frontal attachment device for syringe with pinch-activated retraction
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 49: 1 patent in force now held by others · 4 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 22 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.

12 pending · 5 no status recorded

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