Thorlabs, Inc.
3 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
Ending by 2030
Jan 2029
Next term end
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
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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.
- 1 fee due Nov 28, 2026The maintenance fee for Integrated wavelength conversion and laser source (US 10,303,040) comes due Nov 28, 2026. Unpaid by May 28, 2027, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due Dec 11 to 16, 2026 · next Dec 11
- 1 fee due Feb 8, 2027The maintenance fee for Electrically pumped vertical cavity laser (US 11,721,953) comes due Feb 8, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 9, 2027, it lapses early.
- 3 fees due Mar 12 to 15, 2027 · next Mar 12
- 2 fees due May 7 to 14, 2027 · next May 7
- 3 fees due Jun 1 to 12, 2027 · next Jun 1
- 2 fees due Aug 11, 2027
- 1 fee due Sep 19, 2027The maintenance fee for High dynamic range imaging (US 11,933,959) comes due Sep 19, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 20, 2028, it lapses early.
- 3 fees due Oct 7 to 16, 2027 · next Oct 7
Recent changes
- 2 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.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,768,177 | Compact size electromechanical translation apparatus In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 7,936,462 | Optical coherence tomography imaging system and method In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 9,134,522 | Autofocus apparatus In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 8,289,504 | Shack Hartman sensor with removable lenslet array In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 9,201,232 | Autofocus apparatus In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 9,134,111 | Method for optical tomography In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 9,945,996 | Substrate transferred monocrystalline bragg mirrors In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 9,391,422 | Polarization stable widely tunable short cavity laser In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 9,397,468 | Tunable short cavity laser sensor In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 9,413,133 | Amplified widely tunable short cavity laser In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record |
Also on record, not counted in the 72: 3 patents in force now held by others · 35 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 34 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.
4 pending · 2 abandoned · 11 no status recorded