VB Spine LLC

551 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026

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

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Ending by 2030

Nov 2026

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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 16, 2026
The maintenance fee for Expandable Implant (US 11,648,131) comes due Nov 16, 2026. Unpaid by May 17, 2027, it lapses early.
11 fees due Dec 6 to 27, 2026 · next Dec 6
9 fees due Jan 9 to 30, 2027 · next Jan 9
10 fees due Feb 1 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 1
11 fees due Mar 3 to 29, 2027 · next Mar 3
13 fees due Apr 1 to 27, 2027 · next Apr 1
10 fees due May 7 to 26, 2027 · next May 7
9 fees due Jun 5 to 29, 2027 · next Jun 5
5 fees due Jul 2 to 26, 2027 · next Jul 2
10 fees due Aug 2 to 27, 2027 · next Aug 2
10 fees due Sep 3 to 29, 2027 · next Sep 3
8 fees due Oct 5 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 5
1 fee due Nov 5, 2027
The maintenance fee for Polyaxial Screwdriver for a Pedicle Screw System (US 10,639,080) comes due Nov 5, 2027. Unpaid by May 5, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

4 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
14 terms have ended 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 9,119,684	Rod Contouring Method for Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Extension In force Ends no later than Nov 28, 2026 · Medium confidence	In force	Ends no later than Nov 28, 2026	Medium confidence
US 7,819,921	Linearly Expanding Spine Cage for Enhanced Spinal Fusion In force Term ends Jan 8, 2027 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 8, 2027	Medium confidence
US 10,194,948	Rod Inserter and Rod with Reduced Diameter End In force Term ends Jan 9, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 9, 2027	High confidence
US 11,134,990	Rod Inserter And Rod With Reduced Diameter End In force Term ends Jan 9, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 9, 2027	High confidence
US 10,765,488	Rod Contouring Apparatus for Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Extension In force Term ends Jan 16, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 16, 2027	High confidence
US 8,377,104	Dual Action Rod Reducing and Locking Device and Method In force Term ends Feb 14, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 14, 2027	High confidence
US 9,445,846	System and Method for Dynamic Vertebral Stabilization In force Term ends Mar 28, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 28, 2027	High confidence
US 9,131,934	Minimally Open Retraction Device In force Term ends May 2, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 2, 2027	High confidence
US 9,681,863	Minimally Open Retraction Device In force Term ends May 2, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 2, 2027	High confidence
US 8,771,318	Rod Inserter and Rod with Reduced Diameter End In force Term ends May 10, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 10, 2027	High confidence

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Also on record, not counted in the 551: 108 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 70 ended at full term · 3 surrendered on reissue. 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.

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