Term ends Oct 17, 2027 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Jan 17, 2026
Held by Theranova, LLC
Filed Jan 17, 2006 as application 11/332,799 · Granted Oct 6, 2009
Base term plus 638 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2006
2027
Clock starts
Jan 17, 2006
Jan 17, 2006
Term ends
Oct 17, 2027
Oct 17, 2027
Granted
Oct 6, 2009
Oct 6, 2009
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
638
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
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.
This patent's term runs 638 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. 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 Jan 17, 2006, when this application, 11/332,799, was filed | Jan 17, 2026 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +638 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Oct 17, 2027 | 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 | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Oct 17, 2027 | High confidence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2009 Reel 22847, frame 787 | Burnett, Daniel Rogers; Mangrum, Shane | Theranova, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 2, 2020 Reel 52809, frame 755 | Theranova, LLC | Justair, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 29, 2024 Reel 67555, frame 137 | Justair, Inc. | Theranova, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Oct 2027
Term ends Oct 17, 2027. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 638 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
14
later US patents cite this one
That is above the median of utility patents granted in 2009 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.