51 patents currently held

Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

The next term ends in Feb 2029. from the record

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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

Notable

Method, Device and System for Filling Pharmaceutical Containers US 10,781,002

Cited by 30 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2034.

Ends Aug 2034 · High confidence Also notable

Robotic Filling Systems and Methods US 9,789,986

The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 31 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2017 in our data. Protection runs to 2031.

Ends May 2031 · High confidence Also notable

Articulated Arm Apparatus US 11,065,759

Cited by 9 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2021 in our data. Protection runs to 2034.

Ends Mar 2034 · High confidence

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 May 21, 2027
The maintenance fee for Method and Apparatus for Loading a Lyophilization System (US 11,821,687) comes due May 21, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 22, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Jul 7, 2027
The maintenance fee for Apparatus and Method for Aseptically Filling Pharmaceutical Containers with a Pharmaceutical Fluid Using Rotary Stage (US 10,524,980) comes due Jul 7, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 7, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 16, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 11 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Cover Removal System for Use in Controlled Environment Enclosures	29 in force	to Jan 2038
Robotic Filling Systems and Methods	5 in force	to May 2031
Peristaltic Pump-Based Apparatus and Method for the Controlled Dispensing of Fluids	3 in force	to Jun 2039
Apparatus and Method for Asepticaly Filling Pharmaceutical Containers with a Pharmaceutical Fluid Using Rotary Stage	3 in force	to Oct 2038
Method and Apparatus for Loading a Lyophilization System	3 in force	to May 2037

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 10,261,940	Robotic Filling Systems and Methods In force Term ends Feb 26, 2029 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 26, 2029	Medium confidence
US 11,630,801	Robotic Filling Systems and Methods In force Term ends Feb 26, 2029 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 26, 2029	Medium confidence
US 12,164,465	Robotic Filling Systems and Methods In force Term ends Feb 26, 2029 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 26, 2029	Medium confidence
US 10,901,941	Robotic Filling Systems and Methods In force Term ends Apr 5, 2029 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 5, 2029	Medium confidence
US 9,789,986	Robotic Filling Systems and Methods In force Term ends May 13, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 13, 2031	High confidence
US 10,688,484	Method for Protecting and Unprotecting the Fluid Path in a Controlled Environment Enclosure In force Term ends Jul 20, 2032 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 20, 2032	High confidence
US 11,103,866	Fill needle system In force Term ends Jul 20, 2032 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 20, 2032	High confidence
US 11,148,130	Method for Protecting and Unprotecting the Fluid Path in a Controlled Environment Enclosure In force Term ends Jul 20, 2032 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 20, 2032	High confidence
US 11,980,881	Purgeable Pharmaceutical Fill Needle In force Term ends Jul 20, 2032 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 20, 2032	High confidence
US 11,439,999	Purgeable Pharmaceutical Fill Needle In force Term ends Jul 30, 2032 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 30, 2032	High confidence

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Also on record, not counted in the 51: 1 patent ended · 9 applications pending · 6 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.

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