Smiths Detection Inc.
60 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.
Recorded under 3 name spellings.
Previously recorded as Morpho Detection, LLC (to 2017)
7
Ending by 2030
Apr 2027
Next term end
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
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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 Mar 26, 2027The maintenance fee for System for Determining the Presence of a Substance of Interest in a Sample (US 11,769,039) comes due Mar 26, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 27, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Apr 8, 2027The maintenance fee for Ubiquitous transmissive raman spectroscopy for stand-off detection (US 10,436,716) comes due Apr 8, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 8, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due May 17, 2027The maintenance fee for Electrically-augmented damping (US 9,188,483) comes due May 17, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 17, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Oct 21, 2027The maintenance fee for Low temperature plasma probe with auxiliary heated gas jet (US 10,629,424) comes due Oct 21, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 21, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 6 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
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.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,439,496 | Chemical identification of peroxide-based explosives In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 8,904,849 | Multi-detector gas identification system In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 7,800,056 | Document sampler and method of sampling a document In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 7,672,813 | Mixed statistical and numerical model for sensor array detection and classification In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 8,110,397 | Sample preparation apparatus In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 7,706,507 | Radiation attenuation for a scanning device In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 8,650,932 | Sensor system with close-loop-adsorption circulation In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 9,188,483 | Electrically-augmented damping In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 10,228,334 | Adaptive Modular Cargo Screening In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,861,909 | Solid Phase Micro-Extraction (SPME) Devices In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 38: 60 patents in force now held by others · 63 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 58 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.
1 pending · 1 abandoned · 21 no status recorded