Term ended May 24, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ended May 24, 2026
Held by Inspiremd, Ltd.
Filed Sep 29, 2014 as application 14/500,759 · Granted Aug 28, 2018
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
Term ended May 24, 2026
2006
2026
Clock starts
May 24, 2006
May 24, 2006
Term ended
May 24, 2026
May 24, 2026
Granted
Aug 28, 2018
Aug 28, 2018
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.
2 of 2
Maintenance fees paid
Two maintenance fees can end this term early, the ones due 3.5 and 7.5 years from grant; the third one's grace period runs past the term end. This counts the ones the record shows paid.
11
Family applications on record here
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This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts May 24, 2006, when application PCT/IB2006/051874, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Sep 29, 2014) | May 24, 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 | 2 of 2 maintenance fees paid | term ended | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | May 24, 2026 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,043,323 | Lapsed on the fee record Oct 2019 | Oct 2019 |
| US 8,961,586 | In force Nov 2026 | Nov 2026 |
| US 10,070,977 | In force Mar 2028 | Mar 2028 |
| Application 12/445,968 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 9,132,261 | In force no later than Jul 2029 | no later than Jul 2029 |
| US 10,058,440 | this patent May 2026 | May 2026 |
| Application 14/705,871 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 10,932,926 | Term ended May 2026 | May 2026 |
8 of 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2014 Reel 33844, frame 329 | Bar, Eli; Holzer, Zeev Asher; Paz, Ofir | Inspiremd, Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 14, 2016 Reel 38993, frame 533 | Inspire M.D Ltd. | Hercules Capital, Inc. | Security Agreement |
| Jun 8, 2017 Reel 42654, frame 234 | Hercules Capital, Inc. | Inspiremd, Ltd. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 17, 2023 Reel 64616, frame 974 | Bar, Eli; Holzer, Zeev Asher; Paz, Ofir | Inspire M.D Ltd. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Error in Assignee Name Previously Recorded at Reel: 033844 Frame: 0329. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
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Citations
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later US patents cite this one
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