Three patents currently held, every record listed here
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
2 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.
The next term ends in Mar 2028. from the record
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Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.
3
Ending by 2030
Mar 2028
Next term end
3
Patent families
When these terms end
Each bar runs from grant to computed term end. 2012 to 2029.20162020202420282029
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
Notable
Ends Aug 2028 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Mar 2028 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Feb 2029 · High confidence
Orthopedic Expansion Fastener
US 8,100,955
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 179 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2012 in our data. Protection runs to 2028.
Flanged Interbody Fusion Device with Hinge
US 8,496,708
Cited by 121 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2013 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2028.
Flanged interbody fusion device with fastener insert and retaining ring
US 8,470,039
Cited by 99 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2013 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2029.
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.
What they patent
The 2 largest of its 3 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Flanged interbody fusion device with fastener insert and retaining ring | 1 in force | to Feb 2029 |
| Orthopedic Expansion Fastener | 1 in force | to Aug 2028 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
Showing 1 to 3 of 3
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 8,496,708 | Flanged Interbody Fusion Device with Hinge In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,100,955 | Orthopedic Expansion Fastener In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,470,039 | Flanged interbody fusion device with fastener insert and retaining ring In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 3: 7 patents ended · 3 applications abandoned. 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.