Term ended Apr 3, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Apr 3, 2026
Held by Invuity, Inc.
Filed Apr 3, 2006 as application 11/397,446 · Granted Mar 31, 2009
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
Term ended Apr 3, 2026
2006
2026
Clock starts
Apr 3, 2006
Apr 3, 2006
Term ended
Apr 3, 2026
Apr 3, 2026
Granted
Mar 31, 2009
Mar 31, 2009
base term
after the term ends
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
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
3 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.
15
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 is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees were paid, so no fee lapse ended it. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Apr 3, 2006, when this application, 11/397,446, was filed | Apr 3, 2026 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | None on file | no change | 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 | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | term ended | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Apr 3, 2026 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,510,524 | this patent Apr 2026 | Apr 2026 |
| Application PCT/US2006/013029 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 7,901,353 | In force Dec 2028 | Dec 2028 |
| US 9,005,115 | In force May 2029 | May 2029 |
| US 8,162,824 | Lapsed on the fee record Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| US 8,708,896 | Lapsed on the fee record Apr 2026 | Apr 2026 |
| US 9,072,455 | Lapsed on the fee record Jul 2023 | Jul 2023 |
| US 9,504,373 | Term ended Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 |
8 of 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2006 Reel 18138, frame 62 | Vayser, Alex; Trauner, Kenneth; Gasson, Jon; Grey, Tom | Spotlight Surgical, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 3, 2008 Reel 21923, frame 103 | Spotlight Surgical, Inc. | Invuity, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Feb 28, 2014 Reel 32372, frame 240 | Invuity, Inc. | Healthcare Royalty Partners II, L.P. | Security Agreement |
| Jun 3, 2015 Reel 35819, frame 943 | Invuity, Inc. | Invuity, Inc. | Merger |
| Mar 17, 2017 Reel 42035, frame 801 | Healthcare Royalty Partners II, L.P. | Invuity, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 21, 2017 Reel 42052, frame 834 | Invuity, Inc. | Midcap Financial Trust, As Agent | Security Interest (Revolving Loan) |
| Mar 21, 2017 Reel 42053, frame 284 | Invuity, Inc. | Midcap Financial Trust, As Agent | Security Interest (TERM Loan) |
| Oct 23, 2018 Reel 47719, frame 34 | Midcap Financial Trust, As Agent | Invuity, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
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Citations
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later US patents cite this one
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