Intellectual Property

As of March 2021, HepQuant has 24 issued patents and 9 pending applications.

Issued Patents

  • There are 6 issued US patents and 5 granted foreign patents in the SHUNT/FLOW family.  Foreign SHUNT/FLOW patents include 2 in Australia, 1 in Canada, and 2 in Europe.  The EP SHUNT patent and the EP FLOW patent have each been validated in France, Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
  • There are 3 issued US patents and 2 granted foreign patents in the STAT family.  Foreign STAT patents include Australia and Europe. The EP STAT patent has been validated in Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
  • There are 3 issued US patents and 5 granted foreign patents in the DSI family. Foreign DSI patents include Australia, China, Europe, Hong Kong, and Japan. The European DSI patent has been validated in France, Germany, Great Britain, Switzerland and Liechtenstein.

Pending

  • There is one pending US application in SHUNT/FLOW.
  • There is one pending US application and four pending foreign applications in STAT. The pending STAT application in Canada has been allowed.
  • There is one pending US application and one pending foreign application in DSI.
  • There is one pending US provisional application for HepQuant, LLC.