Also listed on Flamel Technologies, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Jul 6, 2026 (JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.).
Term ends Mar 3, 2031 · High confidence
20-year base term ends May 28, 2030
Held by Flamel Ireland Limited
Filed May 28, 2010 as application 12/790,201 · Granted Feb 7, 2017
Base term plus 279 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2010
2031
Clock starts
May 28, 2010
May 28, 2010
Term ends
Mar 3, 2031
Mar 3, 2031
Granted
Feb 7, 2017
Feb 7, 2017
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
279
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.
2
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 279 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 May 28, 2010, when this application, 12/790,201, was filed | May 28, 2030 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +279 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Mar 3, 2031 | 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 | Mar 3, 2031 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,561,179 | this patent Mar 2031 | Mar 2031 |
| US 10,092,511 | In force May 2030 | May 2030 |
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 10, 2010 Reel 24815, frame 355 | Castan, Catherine; Caisse, Philippe | Flamel Technologies | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 8, 2015 Reel 35804, frame 989 | Flamel Technologies | Flamel Ireland Limited | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 6, 2026 Reel 75921, frame 596 | Flamel Ireland Limited | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative 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
Mar 2031
Term ends Mar 3, 2031. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 279 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
37
later US patents cite this one
That is top 10% of utility patents granted in 2017 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.