Term ends Jan 24, 2028 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jan 24, 2028
Held by ICU Medical, Inc.
Filed Jan 24, 2008 as application 12/019,598 · Granted Apr 12, 2011
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2008
2028
Clock starts
Jan 24, 2008
Jan 24, 2008
Term ends
Jan 24, 2028
Jan 24, 2028
Granted
Apr 12, 2011
Apr 12, 2011
base term
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.
4
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 are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Jan 24, 2008, when this application, 12/019,598, was filed | Jan 24, 2028 | 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 | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jan 24, 2028 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,922,696 | this patent Jan 2028 | Jan 2028 |
| US 8,377,006 | Surrendered on reissue May 2022 | May 2022 |
| US 8,915,884 | In force Jan 2028 | Jan 2028 |
| Application 14/578,085 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
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 7, 2008 Reel 21366, frame 18 | Tal, Michael; Anderson, Janelle; Yaffe, Benjamin; McCreight, William J.; Rabiner, Robert | Access Scientific, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 14, 2012 Reel 29294, frame 553 | Access Scientific, Inc. | Newco Scientific, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 25, 2018 Reel 46420, frame 739 | Access Scientific, LLC | Access Scientific, LLC | Change of Address |
| Jan 11, 2019 Reel 47970, frame 148 | Access Scientific, LLC | Providien Endeavour Holdings, LLC | Security Interest |
| Jun 13, 2019 Reel 49463, frame 216 | Access Scientific, Inc. | Newco Scientific, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 13, 2019 Reel 49470, frame 157 | Newco Scientific, LLC | Access Scientific, LLC | Change of Name |
| Jul 22, 2019 Reel 49824, frame 876 | Providien Endeavor Holdings, LLC | Access Scientific, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 23, 2019 Reel 49834, frame 367 | Access Scientific, LLC; Asspv, LLC | Fortress Credit Corp. | Security Interest |
| Dec 19, 2019 Reel 51335, frame 783 | Access Scientific, LLC | Asspv, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 12, 2020 Reel 52639, frame 577 | Fortress Credit Corp. | Access Scientific, LLC; Asspv, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| May 12, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Fortress Credit Corp. | Access Scientific, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| May 12, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Fortress Credit Corp. | Asspv, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| May 13, 2020 Reel 52656, frame 817 | Access Scientific, LLC; Asspv, LLC | Smiths Medical Asd, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 16, 2022 Reel 61179, frame 320 | Smiths Medical Asd, Inc. | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Security Agreement |
| Oct 2, 2024 Reel 69101, frame 767 | Smiths Medical Asd, Inc. | ICU Medical, Inc. | Merger |
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Jan 2028
Term ends Jan 24, 2028. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
280
later US patents cite this one
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