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Ocular Delivery Systems and Methods

US 9,216,109 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded Jan 28, 2019 (Midcap Financial Trust).

Term ends Oct 4, 2032 · High confidence

Filed Oct 4, 2012 as application 13/644,758 · Granted Dec 22, 2015
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2012 2032
Clock starts
Oct 4, 2012
Term ends
Oct 4, 2032
Granted
Dec 22, 2015
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.
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.
2
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This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record

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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Oct 4, 2012, when this application, 13/644,758, was filedOct 4, 2032High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events2 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderOct 4, 2032High confidence

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US 9,216,109this patent
Oct 2032
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Application 14/973,620Abandoned
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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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Dec 7, 2012
Reel 29430, frame 155
Badawi, David Y.; O'keeffe, Daniel; Badawi, PaulSight Sciences, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jan 28, 2019
Reel 48149, frame 209
Sight Sciences, Inc.Midcap Financial Trust, As AgentSecurity Agreement (TERM Loan)
Jan 28, 2019
Reel 49670, frame 542
Sight Sciences, Inc.Midcap Financial Trust, As AgentSecurity Agreement (Revolving Loan)
Nov 25, 2020
Reel 54524, frame 8
Sight Sciences, Inc.Midcap Funding IV Trust, as AgentReaffirmed and Amended Security Interest (REVOLVING)
Nov 25, 2020
Reel 54524, frame 20
Sight Sciences, Inc.Midcap Financial Trust, As AgentReaffirmed and Amended Security Interest (TERM)
Jul 24, 2023
Reel 64354, frame 155
Midcap Funding IV TrustSight Sciences, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jan 23, 2024
Reel 66364, frame 162
Sight Sciences, Inc.Hercules Capital, Inc., as AgentSecurity Interest

Sources

Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO

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