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Sonoscan, Inc.

Filings on record here from 2001, where this site's data begins
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0 patents currently held, every record listed here

8 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.

This portfolio holds none of the 8 US patents in force on its record. from the record

Of the 8 now held by other companies, 8 name Nordson Corporation as their current owner. Each row says so.

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US 7,584,664 Acoustic Micro Imaging Device Having at Least One Balanced Linear Motor Assembly Feb 2, 2028
US 8,794,072 Scanning Acoustic Microscope with Profilometer Function Aug 30, 2030
US 9,857,338 Acoustic Micro Imaging Device with a Scan While Loading Feature Mar 7, 2032
US 9,377,443 Scanning Acoustic Microscope with an Inverted Transducer and Bubbler Functionality May 10, 2032
US 10,241,085 Scanning Acoustic Microscope with an Inverted Transducer and Bubbler Functionality May 10, 2032
US 8,720,273 Scanning Acoustic Microscope with an Inverted Transducer and Bubbler Functionality Jun 13, 2032
US 9,170,236 Acoustic Micro Imaging Device with a Scan While Loading Feature Feb 27, 2034
US 10,228,354 Single Channel Scanning Acoustic Microscope with Multiple Focused Ultrasonic Transducers Mar 31, 2036
20152021202720332036
Every computed term in this portfolio is shown above.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 patents

Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
None of the currently held patents qualifies as notable.

Formerly held, still cited

Notable
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 26 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data. Protection runs to 2030.
Ends Aug 2030 · High confidence
Also notable
Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2009 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2028.
Ends Feb 2028 · High confidence
Also notable
Granted 2015 and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2034.
Ends Feb 2034 · High confidence

Fee deadlines

No maintenance fee falls due on this company's record before Nov 10, 2027.

Recent changes

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

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.
Also on record: 8 patents in force now held by others · 8 patents ended. 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.
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