43 patents currently held

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.

The next term ends in Dec 2031. from the record

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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

Methods and Apparatus for Detecting an Entity in a Bodily Sample US 10,488,644

The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 148 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data. Protection runs to 2037.

Ends Jan 2037 · High confidence Also notable

Method and System for Imaging a Blood Sample US 11,434,515

Cited by 38 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2022 in our data. Protection runs to 2034. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.

Ends Jun 2034 · High confidence Also notable

Method and System for Imaging a Cell Sample US 10,176,565

Cited by 90 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data, and renewed at 2 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2035.

Ends Jun 2035 · 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.

2 fees due Feb 8 to 22, 2027 · next Feb 8
2 fees due Apr 24 to 30, 2027 · next Apr 24
3 fees due May 7 to 26, 2027 · next May 7
1 fee due Aug 27, 2027
The maintenance fee for Methods and Apparatus for Analyzing a Bodily Sample (US 11,914,133) comes due Aug 27, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 28, 2028, it lapses early.
1 fee due Sep 5, 2027
The maintenance fee for Sample Carrier for Optical Measurements (US 11,921,272) comes due Sep 5, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 6, 2028, it lapses early.
2 fees due Nov 3 to 5, 2027 · next Nov 3

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Recent changes

1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 16, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 16 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Methods and Apparatus for Detecting an Entity in a Bodily Sample	6 in force	to Jan 2037
Sample Carrier for Optical Measurements	4 in force	to Jul 2039
System and Method for Calculating Focus Variation for a Digital Microscope	4 in force	to Mar 2036
Method and System for Imaging a Cell Sample	4 in force	to Jun 2035
Apparatus and Method for Automatic Detection of Pathogens	4 in force	to May 2035

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 10,843,190	Apparatus and Method for Analyzing a Bodily Sample In force Ends no later than Dec 28, 2031 · Medium confidence	In force	Ends no later than Dec 28, 2031	Medium confidence
US 12,702,978	Apparatus and Method for Analyzing a Bodily Sample In force Term ends Dec 28, 2031 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 28, 2031	Medium confidence
US 10,640,807	Methods and Systems for Detecting a Pathogen in a Biological Sample In force Term ends Dec 27, 2032 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 27, 2032	High confidence
US 11,584,950	Methods and Systems for Detecting Entities in a Biological Sample In force Term ends Dec 27, 2032 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 27, 2032	High confidence
US 12,428,664	Methods and Systems for Detecting Entities in a Biological Sample In force Term ends Dec 27, 2032 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 27, 2032	High confidence
US 11,100,634	Method and System for Imaging a Cell Sample In force Term ends May 23, 2034 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 23, 2034	High confidence
US 11,295,440	Method and System for Imaging a Cell Sample In force Ends no later than May 23, 2034 · Medium confidence	In force	Ends no later than May 23, 2034	Medium confidence
US 11,803,964	Method and System for Imaging a Cell Sample In force Term ends May 23, 2034 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends May 23, 2034	Medium confidence
US 9,329,129	Method, Kit and System for Imaging a Blood Sample In force Term ends Jun 30, 2034 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 30, 2034	High confidence
US 10,093,957	Method, Kit and System for Imaging a Blood Sample In force Term ends Jun 30, 2034 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 30, 2034	High confidence

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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.

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