Sonics & Materials, Inc.

17 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026

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

Recorded under 4 name spellings.

Ending by 2030

Oct 2029

Next term end

When these terms end

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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.

2 fees due Mar 17, 2027
1 fee due May 26, 2027
The maintenance fee for Hybrid sealing tool having multiple seal patterns (US 10,486,370) comes due May 26, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 26, 2027, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

1 of the patents on this record was granted 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 8,016,964	System to prevent overloads for ultrasonic staking applications In force Term ends Oct 9, 2029 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Oct 9, 2029	From the USPTO record
US 8,240,213	System and method for ultrasonic sample preparation In force Term ends Jan 10, 2030 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jan 10, 2030	From the USPTO record
US 8,113,258	Ultrasonic welding device In force Term ends Aug 6, 2030 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Aug 6, 2030	From the USPTO record
US 8,212,171	System and method for ultrasonic assisted EDM machining In force Term ends Apr 4, 2031 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Apr 4, 2031	From the USPTO record
US 8,714,081	Press for ultrasonic welding device In force Term ends Sep 7, 2031 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Sep 7, 2031	From the USPTO record
US 8,944,344	Multi-element ultrasonic atomizer In force Term ends Oct 22, 2031 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Oct 22, 2031	From the USPTO record
US 8,627,996	System and method for terminating aluminum conductors In force Term ends May 18, 2032 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends May 18, 2032	From the USPTO record
US 8,950,458	System and method for mounting ultrasonic tools In force Term ends Jan 12, 2033 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jan 12, 2033	From the USPTO record
US 9,981,337	Diagnostic system and method for testing integrity of stack during ultrasonic welding In force Term ends Nov 28, 2035 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Nov 28, 2035	From the USPTO record
US 10,052,714	Ultrasonic welding device with dual converters In force Term ends Nov 18, 2036 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Nov 18, 2036	From the USPTO record

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Sources and methods

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Published applications

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