97 patents currently held
9 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.
The next term ends in Feb 2027. from the record
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Ending by 2030
Feb 2027
Next term end
50
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 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 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 Jul 2030 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Oct 2027 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Feb 2032 · High confidence
Esthetic Apparatus Useful for Increasing Skin Rejuvenation and Methods Thereof
US 11,547,866
Cited by 53 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2023 in our data. Protection runs to 2030.
Systems and Methods for Aligning a Tool with a Desired Location or Object
US 7,962,192
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 249 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2011 in our data. Protection runs to 2027.
Methods and Systems for Modifying a Parameter of an Automated Procedure
US 10,537,396
Cited by 68 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2032.
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.
- 2 fees due Dec 25 to 27, 2026 · next Dec 25
- 1 fee due Jan 23, 2027The maintenance fee for Systems and Methods for Planning Hair Transplantation (US 10,357,316) comes due Jan 23, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 23, 2027, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due Feb 18 to 20, 2027 · next Feb 18
- 1 fee due Apr 27, 2027The maintenance fee for Systems and Methods for Planning Hair Transplantation (US 9,167,999) comes due Apr 27, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 27, 2027, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due May 5 to 17, 2027 · next May 5
- 3 fees due Jun 1 to 24, 2027 · next Jun 1
- 1 fee due Jul 21, 2027The maintenance fee for Methods and Systems for Modifying a Parameter of an Automated Procedure (US 10,537,396) comes due Jul 21, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 21, 2028, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due Aug 6 to 25, 2027 · next Aug 6
- 2 fees due Oct 19 to 26, 2027 · next Oct 19
Recent changes
- 2 terms have ended since Aug 17, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 50 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Systems and Methods for Planning Hair Transplantation | 7 in force | to Jul 2034 |
| Esthetic Apparatus Useful for Increasing Skin Rejuvenation and Methods Thereof | 7 in force | to Apr 2032 |
| Methods and Systems for Directing Movement of a Tool in Hair Transplantation Procedures | 6 in force | to Jul 2034 |
| Object-Tracking Systems and Methods | 5 in force | to Aug 2031 |
| Systems and Methods for Harvesting, Storing, and Implanting Hair Grafts | 5 in force | to Jun 2030 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,477,782 | System and Method for Classifying Follicular Units In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,526,581 | Automated System and Method for Harvesting or Implanting Follicular Units In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,627,157 | System and Method for Classifying Follicular Units In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 8,290,229 | System and Method for Counting Follicular Units In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,962,192 | Systems and Methods for Aligning a Tool with a Desired Location or Object In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,562,627 | Device and Method for Harvesting and Implanting Follicular Units In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 8,882,784 | Biological Unit Removal Tools with Concentric Tubes In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,690,895 | Methods of Use of Follicular Unit Harvesting Tools for Severing Connective Tissue In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,621,933 | Tool Assembly for Harvesting and Implanting Follicular Units In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,621,934 | Methods of Harvesting and Implanting Follicular Units Using a Coaxial Tool In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 97: 9 patents in force now held by others · 19 patents ended · 7 applications pending · 4 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.
Fee due within 90 days marks a patent with a maintenance fee due within 90 days of the date this page was computed and not yet recorded paid, so it can end earlier than the bar shows. A fee left unpaid ends the patent at the close of the six month grace period that follows its due date, not on the due date itself. It is not a prediction that the fee will be missed.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.