0 patents currently held
33 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.
3 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.
This portfolio holds none of the 33 US patents in force on its record. from the record
Of the 33 now held by other companies, 25 name Solventum Intellectual Properties Company as their current owner, and 8 more name another party. Each row says which.
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Ending by 2030
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Next term end
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
2026 · 0 end2027 · 02028 · 02029 · 02030 · 0
notable patents
all others
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: the highest-ranked patents in this portfolio by citations and family size.
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
Ends no later than Oct 2031 · Medium confidence
Cited by 38 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2021 in our data. Protection runs to 2031. A terminal disclaimer is on file and its reference is not resolved, so no cap is applied and the date may move earlier, never later.
conveyed to KCI Licensing Inc. - now held by Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
Also notable
Ends Feb 2031 · High confidence
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 215 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2012 in our data. Protection runs to 2031.
now held by Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
Also notable
Ends Aug 2030 · High confidence
Cited by 89 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2012 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2030.
now held by Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
Fee deadlines
No maintenance fee falls due on this company's record before Nov 10, 2027.
Recent changes
- 2 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
Also on record: 33 patents in force now held by others · 13 patents ended · 2 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.
8 terminal disclaimers are on file with no resolved reference. No cap is applied and none is guessed