145 patents currently held
22 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.
4 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.
The next term ends in Dec 2026. from the record
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Ending by 2030
Dec 2026
Next term end
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Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
fee due within 90 days
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. Fee due within 90 days: a maintenance fee is due within 90 days of when this page was computed and not yet paid.
Notable patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
Ends May 2032 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Aug 2034 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Sep 2030 · High confidence
Delivery of Coated Hydrophobic Active Agent Particles
US 9,757,497
Cited by 67 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2017 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2032. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
Introducer Sheath for Radial Artery Access
US 9,937,321
Cited by 63 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2018 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2034.
Insertable medical devices having microparticulate-associated elastic substrates and methods for drug delivery
US 8,951,545
Cited by 131 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2030.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends May 2031 · High confidence
Cited by 327 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2017 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2031.
now held by Endologix, LLC
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.
- 1 fee due Dec 11, 2026The maintenance fee for Photo-Crosslinker (US 10,315,987) comes due Dec 11, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 11, 2027, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due Jan 9 to 28, 2027 · next Jan 9
- 3 fees due Feb 1 to 27, 2027 · next Feb 1
- 3 fees due Apr 6 to 22, 2027 · next Apr 6
- 2 fees due May 19 to 21, 2027 · next May 19
- 1 fee due Jun 17, 2027The maintenance fee for Apparatus and Methods for Coating Medical Devices (US 10,507,309) comes due Jun 17, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 17, 2027, it lapses early.
- 4 fees due Jul 5 to 16, 2027 · next Jul 5
- 4 fees due Sep 15 to 29, 2027 · next Sep 15
- 2 fees due Oct 12 to 14, 2027 · next Oct 12
Recent changes
- 2 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
- 2 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 101 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Delivery of Coated Hydrophobic Active Agent Particles | 7 in force | to May 2032 |
| Apparatus and Methods for Coating Medical Devices | 5 in force | to Sep 2034 |
| Photoactivatable Crosslinker | 5 in force | to Mar 2032 |
| Lubricious Medical Device Coating with Low Particulates | 4 in force | to Oct 2034 |
| Method and apparatus for coating balloon catheters | 4 in force | to Feb 2033 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,550,443 | Process and Systems for Biocompatible Surfaces held by Surmodics Coatings, LLC In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,550,444 | Composition and Method for Preparing Biocompatible Surfaces held by Surmodics Coatings, LLC In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,142,836 | Multi-Layered Coatings and Methods for Controlling Elution of Active Agents held by Surmodics Coatings, LLC In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 8,697,106 | Coating Composition held by Surmodics MD, LLC In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 8,241,921 | Active Agent Eluting Matrices with Particulates held by Surmodics Coatings, LLC In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 8,166,909 | Apparatus and Methods for Applying Coatings held by Surmodics Coatings, LLC In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,277,928 | Ultra-Thin Photo-Polymer Coatings and Uses Thereof In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,691,476 | Hydrophilic Polymeric Coatings for Medical Articles held by Surmodics Coatings, LLC In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,663,674 | Microparticle containing matrices for drug delivery held by Surmodics Coatings, LLC In force (reinstated) · High confidence | In force (reinstated) | High confidence | |
| US 7,709,049 | Methods, Devices, and Coatings for Controlled Active Agent Release held by Surmodics Coatings, LLC In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 145: 22 patents in force now held by others · 84 patents ended · 23 applications pending · 114 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.
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Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.