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Spinal Simplicity, LLC

78 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
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.
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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 Dec 13 to 20, 2026 · next Dec 13
  • 2 fees due Jan 4 to 21, 2027 · next Jan 4
  • 1 fee due Feb 4, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Bone plate assembly with plates that ratchet together (US 9,095,388) comes due Feb 4, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 4, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 3 fees due Mar 5 to 26, 2027 · next Mar 5
  • 3 fees due Apr 6 to 30, 2027 · next Apr 6
  • 1 fee due May 26, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Locking fastener for use with dynamic bone fracture plates (US 10,485,592) comes due May 26, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 26, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jun 26, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Methods for Single Incision Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Procedure (US 11,849,975) comes due Jun 26, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 27, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Oct 19 to 21, 2027 · next Oct 19

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Recent changes

  • 4 of the patents on this record were 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.
PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US D692,562Graduated bone tap
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 8,523,909Interspinous process implants having deployable engagement arms
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 9,168,033Interspinous implants and methods for implanting same
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 10,278,947Crosslinker Enhanced Repair of Connective Tissues
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 8,142,479Interspinous process implants having deployable engagement arms
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,861,399Interspinous process implant having a body with a removable end portion
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,907,581Interspinous process implant and fusion cage spacer
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 9,314,276Interspinous process implant and fusion cage spacer
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 8,283,322Formulations for nonsurgical exogenous crosslink therapy
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,574,270Bone plate assembly with bone screw retention features
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 78: 1 patent in force now held by others · 11 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.

6 pending · 1 abandoned · 2 no status recorded

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