Every day patents are expiring. Under the current Patent Act, patents last a maximum of 20 years from the date of filing. There are also ‘Old Act’ patents which expiry at the later of 20 years from the date of filing or 17 years from the date of issue.
The first ‘New Act’ patents expired on October 2, 2009. ‘Old Act’ patents are still expiring based on the issued date.
Most patent applications do not become patents, and many patents do not survive to the end of their terms. Every day, patents are becoming dead for failure to pay maintenance fees or other deficiencies.
This list is automatically generated. Do not rely on any of the information on this website and webpage and confirm all information independently.
Patents Expiring This Week
| Patent Number | Title | Owner | Expiry Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2359140 | METHOD FOR DETECTING PRESENCE OF A BLADE IN AN ULTRASONIC SYSTEM | ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. (United States of America) | 2021-10-17 |
| 2359141 | METHOD FOR DETECTING BLADE BREAKAGE USING RATE AND/OR IMPEDANCE INFORMATION | ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. (United States of America) | 2021-10-17 |
| 2359142 | METHOD FOR DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN BURDENED AND CRACKED ULTRASONICALLY TUNED BLADES | ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. (United States of America) | 2021-10-17 |
| 2359152 | METHOD FOR DRIVING AN ULTRASONIC SYSTEM TO IMPROVE ACQUISITION OF BLADE RESONANCE FREQUENCY AT STARTUP | ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. (United States of America) | 2021-10-17 |
| 2359183 | PROTECTOR FOR VEHICLES | TRAMPE, KLAUS (Canada) | 2021-10-17 |
| 2359274 | LINKING ARRANGEMENT OF A TURBINE STATOR RING TO A SUPPORT STRUT | SNECMA (France) | 2021-10-17 |
| 2359281 | DETECTION CIRCUITRY FOR SURGICAL HANDPIECE SYSTEM | ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. (United States of America) | 2021-10-17 |
| 2359385 | PHOTO DEFINABLE POLYIMIDE FILM USED AS AN EMBOSSING SURFACE | ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. (United States of America) | 2021-10-17 |
| 2359391 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT HAVING A ROTARY LOCKOUT MECHANISM | ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. (United States of America) | 2021-10-17 |
| 2359399 | FASTENER FOR HERNIA MESH FIXATION | ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. (United States of America) | 2021-10-17 |
| 2359400 | METHOD FOR DETECTING TRANSVERSE VIBRATIONS IN AN ULTRASONIC HAND PIECE | ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. (United States of America) | 2021-10-17 |
| 2359402 | METHOD FOR DETECTING A LOOSE BLADE IN A HAND PIECE CONNECTED TO AN ULTRASONIC SURGICAL SYSTEM | ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. (United States of America) | 2021-10-17 |
| 2359403 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ALTERING GENERATOR FUNCTIONS IN AN ULTRASONIC SURGICAL SYSTEM | ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. (United States of America) | 2021-10-17 |
| 2359426 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ALERTING GENERATOR FUNCTIONS IN AN ULTRASONIC SURGICAL SYSTEM | ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. (United States of America) | 2021-10-17 |
| 2359435 | OUTPUT DISPLACEMENT CONTROL USING PHASE MARGIN IN AN ULTRASONIC SURGICAL HAND PIECE | ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. (United States of America) | 2021-10-17 |
| 2359439 | ULTRASONIC SURGICAL SYSTEM | ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. (United States of America) | 2021-10-17 |
| 2359447 | FINGER OPERATED SWITCH FOR CONTROLLING A SURGICAL HANDPIECE | ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. (United States of America) | 2021-10-17 |
| 2359450 | EXPANDABLE TUBING AND METHOD | HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. (United States of America) | 2021-10-17 |
| 2359556 | FLEXIBLE SWITCH MEMBERS FOR HAND ACTIVATION HANDPIECE SWITCHES | ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. (United States of America) | 2021-10-17 |
| 2359574 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT HAVING A FASTENER DELIVERY MECHANISM | ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. (United States of America) | 2021-10-17 |
| 2359694 | RING CONTACT FOR ROTATABLE CONNECTION OF SWITCH ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN A SURGICAL SYSTEM | ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. (United States of America) | 2021-10-17 |
| 2359696 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE STARTUP OF AN ULTRASONIC SYSTEM UNDER ZERO LOAD CONDITIONS | ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. (United States of America) | 2021-10-17 |
| 2359697 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING SLAG CARRYOVER | METALLURGICAL SENSORS INC. (Canada) | 2021-10-17 |
| 2359698 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A DRYING TIME OF A PIECE OF WOOD | FABRICATION DELTA INC. (Canada) | 2021-10-17 |
| 2359725 | HAND PIECE CONNECTOR | ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. (United States of America) | 2021-10-17 |
| 2420732 | A SCREEN FOR A SHALE SHAKER | VARCO I/P, INC. (United States of America) | 2021-10-17 |
| 2425916 | DEFINING HEADER FIELD COMPRESSION FOR DATA PACKET CONNECTION | NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY (Finland) | 2021-10-17 |
| 2425926 | APPARATUS FOR BANDWIDTH EXPANSION OF A SPEECH SIGNAL | NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY (Finland) | 2021-10-17 |
| 2426029 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HYDROFORMING A TUBULAR PART | COSMA INTERNATIONAL INC. (Canada) | 2021-10-17 |
| 2426092 | USE OF A POLYOLEFIN FILM AS A MEDIUM TO BE WRITTEN OR PRINTED ON | NOPAR INTERNATIONAL GMBH (Germany) | 2021-10-17 |
| 2426114 | METHOD FOR MONITORING A DECISION-MAKING PROCESS WHEN PURSUING AN OBJECTIVE IN A SPECIFIC FIELD OF APPLICATION, SUCH AS ECONOMIC, TECHNICAL, ORGANISATIONAL OR THE LIKE | NAILLON, MARTINE (France) | 2021-10-17 |
| 2426136 | PUMP WITH PRESSURE-INDICATION MEANS | VACU VIN INNOVATIONS LTD. (United Kingdom) | 2021-10-17 |
| 2426172 | NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION CONTROLS | ZEPTOMETRIX CORPORATION (United States of America) | 2021-10-17 |
| 2431123 | INFORMING NETWORK ABOUT AMOUNT OF DATA TO BE TRANSFERRED | INTELLECTUAL VENTURES I LLC (United States of America) | 2021-10-17 |
| 2440289 | DETECTING COMPOUNDS WITH LIQUID CRYSTALS | WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION (United States of America) | 2021-10-17 |
| 2463679 | OPTICAL TELEMETER | LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AG (Switzerland) | 2021-10-17 |
| 2513263 | EXPANDABLE TUBING AND METHOD | HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. (United States of America) | 2021-10-17 |
| 2359239 | AIRCRAFT PROPULSIVE POWER UNIT | MHI RJ AVIATION ULC (Canada) | 2021-10-18 |
| 2359243 | FASTENING MEMBER AND SIDING BOARDS ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE | NICHIHA CO., LTD. (Japan) | 2021-10-18 |
| 2359255 | MEANS FOR COUPLING CONDUIT | PRESBY PLASTICS, INC. (United States of America) | 2021-10-18 |
| 2359418 | DISTRIBUTION KIT FOR TWO ARTICLES | L’OREAL (France) | 2021-10-18 |
| 2370766 | DESIGN ANALYSIS WORKSTATION FOR ANALYZING INTEGRATED CIRCUITS | TECHINSIGHTS INC. (Canada) | 2021-10-18 |
| 2394948 | SCREEN-PRINTABLE PASTE FOR PRODUCING A POROUS POLYMER MEMBRANE FOR A BIOSENSOR | INVERNESS MEDICAL LIMITED (United Kingdom) | 2021-10-18 |
| 2422771 | TWO-STAGE DOWNHOLE PACKER | WEATHERFORD TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, LLC (United States of America) | 2021-10-18 |
| 2424462 | CLAVULANIC ACID PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS | SANDOZ AG (Switzerland) | 2021-10-18 |
| 2424788 | HOIST APPARATUS | MHE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (United States of America) | 2021-10-18 |
| 2426082 | POSITIONING A SUBSCRIBER TERMINAL IN A PACKET-SWITCHED MOBILE TELEPHONY NETWORK USING BOTH PACKET-SWITCHED AND CIRCUIT-SWITCHED MESSAGES | VRINGO INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. (United States of America) | 2021-10-18 |
| 2426129 | GEL-TYPE POLYMER ELECTROLYTE AND USE THEREOF | DU PONT-MITSUI POLYCHEMICALS CO., LTD. (Japan) OYAMA, NOBORU (Japan) | 2021-10-18 |
| 2426187 | MODIFIED NUCLEOSIDES FOR THE TREATMENT OF VIRAL INFECTIONS AND ABNORMAL CELLULAR PROLIFERATION | GILEAD PHARMASSET LLC (United States of America) | 2021-10-18 |
| 2426312 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MODULATING RSV INFECTION AND IMMUNITY | THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (United States of America) | 2021-10-18 |
| 2426376 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING A TRUSTED ON-LINE TRANSACTION BETWEEN BUSINESSES AND NETWORKED CONSUMERS | ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES LIMITED (Ireland) | 2021-10-18 |
| 2426407 | WINDMILL | SCAN WIND GROUP AS (Norway) | 2021-10-18 |
| 2426490 | VACCINE COMPOSITION COMPRISING AN ANTIGEN AND A PEPTIDE HAVING ADJUVANT PROPERTIES | VALNEVA AUSTRIA GMBH (Austria) | 2021-10-18 |
| 2427091 | MUNTIN BAR CLIP WITH SPIKES | EDGETECH I.G., INC. (United States of America) | 2021-10-18 |
| 2427520 | HYDROPHILIC POLYMER BLENDS USED FOR DRY COW THERAPY | HYDROMER, INC. (United States of America) | 2021-10-18 |
| 2429378 | IMPROVED PROCESS FOR WATER SOLUBLE AZOLE COMPOUNDS | EISAI R & D MANAGEMENT CO., LTD. (Japan) | 2021-10-18 |
| 2429625 | HEMATOPOIETIC CELL E-SELECTIN/L-SELECTIN LIGAND POLYPEPTIDES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | THE BRIGHAM AND WOMEN’S HOSPITAL, INC. (United States of America) | 2021-10-18 |
| 2459574 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL | CERES INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY LIMITED (United Kingdom) | 2021-10-18 |
| 1341459 | MODIFIED FIBRINOLYTIC ENZYMES | BOEHRINGER MANNHEIM GMBH (Germany) | 2021-10-19 |
| 2359293 | HEATING CABLE | HEAT TRACE LIMITED (United Kingdom) | 2021-10-19 |
| 2359373 | PEDICLE SCREW ASSEMBLY | STRYKER EUROPEAN HOLDINGS I, LLC (United States of America) | 2021-10-19 |
| 2359513 | A METHOD OF VIRTUAL GARMENT FITTING, SELECTION, AND PROCESSING | BODIDATA, INC. (United States of America) | 2021-10-19 |
| 2359515 | APPARATUS FOR CONNECTING AND ANCHORING TARPAULINS | LAYFIELD GEOSYNTHETICS & INDUSTRIAL FABRICS LTD. (Canada) | 2021-10-19 |
| 2359520 | HUMIDITY SENSOR | FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE LIMITED (New Zealand) | 2021-10-19 |
| 2359525 | POWER CENTER UNIT FOR ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT | DELTA TRANSFORMERS INC. (Canada) | 2021-10-19 |
| 2359806 | PAINTBRUSH WITH ADJUSTABLE HEAD | LOUGHEED, FREDERICK M. (Canada) | 2021-10-19 |
| 2397780 | HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION DEVICE | YAMATO SCALE CO., LTD. (Japan) | 2021-10-19 |
| 2398294 | SYSTEM, METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR COMMUNICATING DATA FOR OBJECTS THAT ARE TRANSPORTED FROM FIRST LOCATION TO SECOND LOCATION | SAP SE (Germany) | 2021-10-19 |
| 2421817 | IMPROVEMENTS FOR SEAMED PAPERMAKER’S FABRICS | ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP. (United States of America) | 2021-10-19 |
| 2422761 | CHEMICAL ABSORBENT | INTERSURGICAL AG (Liechtenstein) | 2021-10-19 |
| 2423647 | NEEDLELESS SYRINGE FOR THE SUBCUTANEOUS DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTIC AGENTS | INOLIFE R&D INC. (Canada) | 2021-10-19 |
| 2424988 | DATA INTEGRITY VERIFICATION MECHANISM | ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (United States of America) | 2021-10-19 |
| 2425276 | COIL FOR MAGNETIC STIMULATION AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME | THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (United States of America) | 2021-10-19 |
| 2425775 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE MANIPULATION OF MICROCARRIERS FOR AN IDENTIFICATION PURPOSE | MYCARTIS NV (Belgium) | 2021-10-19 |
| 2426084 | IMPROVED FERMENTATION METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF HETEROLOGOUS GENE PRODUCTS IN LACTIC ACID BACTERIA | BIONEER A/S (Denmark) | 2021-10-19 |
| 2426461 | NITROGEN-CONTAINING AROMATIC DERIVATIVES | EISAI R&D MANAGEMENT CO., LTD. (Japan) | 2021-10-19 |
| 2426552 | SURGICAL SUTURING INSTRUMENT AND METHOD OF USE | DVL ACQUISITION SUB, INC. (United States of America) | 2021-10-19 |
| 2426575 | TRENCHING METHOD AND APPARATUS | MASTENBROEK LTD. (United Kingdom) | 2021-10-19 |
| 2426692 | BLOCK COPOLYMERS FOR MULTIFUNCTIONAL SELF-ASSEMBLED SYSTEMS | ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE (Switzerland) | 2021-10-19 |
| 2426700 | COMPACT ARCHITECTURE NEEDLELESS SYRINGE | CROSSJECT (France) | 2021-10-19 |
| 2428828 | A SHALE SHAKER | VARCO I/P, INC. (United States of America) | 2021-10-19 |
| 2429015 | PROCEDURE AND SYSTEM FOR SCHEDULING A SHARED RESOURCE BETWEEN MULTIPLE INFORMATION PACKET FLOWS | TELECOM ITALIA S.P.A. (Italy) | 2021-10-19 |
| 2464121 | PREGNANCY-ASSOCIATED PLASMA PROTEIN-A2 (PAPP-A2) | COMO BIOTECH APS (Denmark) | 2021-10-19 |
| 2464553 | SEAFOOD PRESERVATION PROCESS | BUMBLE BEE FOODS, LLC (United States of America) | 2021-10-19 |
| 2395219 | GENERATING CODES IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. (Republic of Korea) | 2021-10-20 |
| 2427029 | VARIANTS OF SOLUBLE PYRROLOQUINOLINE QUINONE-DEPENDENT GLUCOSE DEHYDROGENASE | F. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE AG (Switzerland) | 2021-10-20 |
| 2427147 | SENSOR FOR MONITORING ELECTRONIC DETONATION CIRCUITS | ORICA EXPLOSIVES TECHNOLOGY PTY LTD (Australia) | 2021-10-20 |
| 2359514 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USE IN THE MULTICAST OF TRAFFIC DATA IN WIRELESS MULTIPLE ACCESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS | LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. (United States of America) | 2021-10-22 |
| 2359547 | CONTROL CONSOLE | EVANS CONSOLES CORPORATION (Canada) | 2021-10-22 |
| 2359549 | SCREEN FRAME WITH INTEGRAL ROLL SCREEN COMPARTMENT | 420820 ONTARIO LIMITED (Canada) | 2021-10-22 |
| 2421679 | MONOCOTYLEDON PLANT CELLS AND PLANTS WHICH SYNTHESISE MODIFIED STARCH | BASF AGRICULTURAL SOLUTIONS SEED US LLC (United States of America) | 2021-10-22 |
| 2422956 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2 (HIV-2) | GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED (United States of America) | 2021-10-22 |
| 2424389 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NON-INVASIVELY EVALUATING ENDOTHELIAL ACTIVITY IN A PATIENT | ITAMAR MEDICAL LTD. (Israel) | 2021-10-22 |
| 2424864 | PESTICIDAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING A PYRIDIC COMPOUND | ISHIHARA SANGYO KAISHA, LTD. (Japan) | 2021-10-22 |
| 2425202 | IMMUNOREACTIVE PEPTIDE CTL EPITOPES OF HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS PP150 | CITY OF HOPE (United States of America) | 2021-10-22 |
| 2425349 | CANOLA EVENT PV-BNGT04(RT73) AND COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DETECTION THEREOF | MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC (United States of America) | 2021-10-22 |
| 2425690 | CONTINUOUS FLEXIBLE SPACER ASSEMBLY HAVING SEALANT SUPPORT MEMBER | QUANEX IG SYSTEMS, INC (United States of America) | 2021-10-22 |
| 2426430 | BIARYL COMPOUNDS AS SERINE PROTEASE INHIBITORS | BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (United States of America) | 2021-10-22 |
| 2426771 | LIQUID DEPTH SENSING SYSTEM | VAN EE, WILLIAM J. (United States of America) | 2021-10-22 |
| 2426778 | FABRIC FLOW RESTRICTION AND METHOD FOR RESTRICTING A FABRIC DUCT | RITE-HITE HOLDING CORPORATION (United States of America) | 2021-10-22 |
| 2426930 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLANNING A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK FOR MOBILE TERMINALS | TELECOM ITALIA S.P.A. (Italy) TELECOM ITALIA S.P.A. (Italy) | 2021-10-22 |
| 2542245 | SCREEN FRAME WITH INTEGRAL ROLL SCREEN COMPARTMENT | 420820 ONTARIO LIMITED (Canada) | 2021-10-22 |
| 2359601 | A DEMULSIFYING COMPOUND AND A METHOD OF BREAKING OR INHIBITING EMULSIONS | PILOT CHEMICAL HOLDINGS, INC. (United States of America) | 2021-10-23 |
| 2359651 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRIVATE AND SECURE FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS | AUTHERNATIVE, INC. (United States of America) | 2021-10-23 |
| 2359768 | .BETA.HYDROXYALKYLAMIDES, PROCESS FOR THEIR PRODUCTION AND THEIR USE | EMS-CHEMIE AG (Switzerland) | 2021-10-23 |
| 2359782 | ATMOSPHERIC STEAMER | PREMARK FEG L.L.C. (United States of America) | 2021-10-23 |
| 2359787 | DEVICES FOR THE ANALYSIS OF FLUIDS AND CONTROLLED TRANSPORT OF FLUIDS | BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM MICROPARTS GMBH (Germany) | 2021-10-23 |
| 2359789 | COMPACT FUSED DISCONNECT SWITCH | EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED (Ireland) | 2021-10-23 |
| 2359856 | BILLIARD BALL RACK | BRUNSWICK CORPORATION (United States of America) | 2021-10-23 |
| 2360590 | SOLUTION-BASED TRANSDERMAL DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM | BIOCHEMICS, INC. (United States of America) | 2021-10-23 |
| 2360885 | FUEL-SAVING CIRCUIT | SNECMA (France) | 2021-10-23 |
| 2424447 | STABILIZED LIQUID COMPOSITIONS | THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY (United States of America) | 2021-10-23 |
| 2424895 | HIGH ENERGY COMPLETE FOOD OR NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENT, METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME AND USES THEREOF | NUTRISET (France) INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT (IRD) (France) | 2021-10-23 |
| 2425982 | UNINTERRUPTIBLE OIL SUPPLY SYSTEM | PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP. (Canada) | 2021-10-23 |
| 2425999 | IMPROVED AIR/OIL SEPARATOR | PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP. (Canada) | 2021-10-23 |
| 2426063 | BUTTERFLY VALVE NOISE SUPPRESSOR | PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP. (Canada) | 2021-10-23 |
| 2426155 | METHOD OF MAKING COATED ARTICLES AND COATED ARTICLES MADE THEREBY | VITRO FLAT GLASS LLC (United States of America) | 2021-10-23 |
| 2426750 | ANODE ASSEMBLY FOR AN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL | SUNFIRE GMBH (Germany) | 2021-10-23 |
| 2464210 | LOW PROFILE FLOATING LIFT FOR WATERCRAFT | BASTA IP INC. (United States of America) | 2021-10-23 |
List auto-generated on October 16, 2021