Also listed on Genewave, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Apr 8, 2026 (Royal Bank of Canada).
Term ends Apr 19, 2033 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Dec 28, 2031
Held by Gen-Probe Incorporated
Filed Oct 7, 2013 as application 13/976,596 · Granted Jan 22, 2019
Base term plus 478 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2011
2033
Clock starts
Dec 28, 2011
Dec 28, 2011
Term ends
Apr 19, 2033
Apr 19, 2033
Granted
Jan 22, 2019
Jan 22, 2019
base term
patent term adjustment
fee events
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
478
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
2 of 3
Maintenance fees paid
Three maintenance fees fall due, at 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years from grant. This counts the ones the record shows paid.
6
Family applications on record here
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
This patent's term runs 478 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record
How we calculated this date
One row per rule, each showing its own input and what it did to the date. A step we could not verify says so instead of resolving itself.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Dec 28, 2011, when application PCT/FR2011/053208, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Oct 7, 2013) | Dec 28, 2031 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +478 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Apr 19, 2033 | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | None on record | no cap applied | High confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Apr 19, 2033 | High confidence |
This family
| US 10,184,891 | this patent Apr 2033 | Apr 2033 |
| US 11,415,514 | In force Jan 2032 | Jan 2032 |
| US 12,429,422 | In force Jan 2032 | Jan 2032 |
| Application 17/818,612 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 12,117,397 | In force Dec 2031 | Dec 2031 |
5 of 6 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
Assignments
Assignment documents as recorded at the USPTO, oldest first, with the reel and frame each was recorded at. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership, and the absence of a later one is not evidence that the last one still stands.
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2013 Reel 31359, frame 299 | Weisbuch, Claude; Martinelli, Lucio; Benisty, Henri; Schafauer, Christof; Sagarzazu, Gabriel; Gacoin, Thierry; Bedu, Melanie | Genewave | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 12, 2018 Reel 48961, frame 427 | Genewave | Genewave | Change of Address |
| Mar 12, 2026 Reel 74063, frame 722 | Genewave | Mobidiag Oy | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 12, 2026 Reel 74063, frame 911 | Mobidiag Oy | Gen-Probe Incorporated | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 8, 2026 Reel 75462, frame 440 | Biotheranostics, Inc.; Gen-Probe Incorporated; Gen-Probe Prodesse, Inc.; Cytyc Corporation; Suros Surgical Systems, Inc.; Gynesonics, Inc.; Bolder Surgical, LLC; Faxitron Bioptics, LLC; Health Beacons, Inc.; Hologic, Inc. | Royal Bank of Canada, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Apr 8, 2026 Reel 75926, frame 339 | Biotheranostics, Inc.; Gen-Probe Incorporated; Gen-Probe Prodesse, Inc.; Cytyc Corporation; Suros Surgical Systems, Inc.; Gynesonics, Inc.; Bolder Surgical, LLC; Faxitron Bioptics, LLC; Health Beacons, Inc.; Hologic, Inc. | Citibank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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Maintenance fee events come from USPTO's own fee records. Its fee lookup asks for the patent number and the application number.
What's changing
Apr 2033
Term ends Apr 19, 2033. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 478 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
5
later US patents cite this one
That is above the median of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: the base term, any term adjustment or extension, any disclaimer cap, and the maintenance fee record, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.