Term ends Nov 21, 2027 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 21, 2027
Held by Inspiremd, Ltd.
Filed Jun 1, 2010 as application 12/791,008 · Granted Sep 11, 2018
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2007
2027
Clock starts
Nov 21, 2007
Nov 21, 2007
Term ends
Nov 21, 2027
Nov 21, 2027
Granted
Sep 11, 2018
Sep 11, 2018
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 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.
10
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. 2 of 2 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record
How we calculated this date
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Nov 21, 2007, when application PCT/IL2007/001442, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jun 1, 2010) | Nov 21, 2027 | 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 | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Nov 21, 2027 | High confidence |
This family
| Application 12/513,851 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 10,070,976 | this patent Nov 2027 | Nov 2027 |
| US 9,132,003 | In force Nov 2027 | Nov 2027 |
| US 9,782,281 | In force Nov 2027 | Nov 2027 |
| US 9,526,644 | In force no later than Nov 2027 | no later than Nov 2027 |
| US 11,051,959 | Term ended May 2026 | May 2026 |
| US 10,406,006 | In force no later than Nov 2028 | no later than Nov 2028 |
| US 10,406,008 | In force Nov 2027 | Nov 2027 |
8 of 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2010 Reel 24526, frame 739 | Holzer, Asher; Bar, Eli; Paz, Ofir | Inspiremd Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 5, 2012 Reel 27993, frame 898 | Inspire M.D. Ltd. | Hug Funding LLC, as Agent | Security Agreement |
| Apr 5, 2012 Reel 28253, frame 499 | Inspire M.D. Ltd. | Hug Funding LLC, as Agent | Corrective Assignment to Correct the City of the Receiving Party, Previously Recorded on Reel 027993 Frame 0898. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Grant of the Security Interest as Described in the Recorded Intellectual Property Security Agreement. |
| Apr 18, 2013 Reel 30240, frame 513 | Hug Funding LLC, as Agent | Inspire M.D. Ltd. | Release of Security 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 |
| Nov 7, 2018 Reel 47440, frame 56 | Holzer, Asher; Bar, Eli; Paz, Ofir | Inspiremd, Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 17, 2023 Reel 64617, frame 315 | Bar, Eli; Holzer, Asher; Paz, Ofir | Inspire M.D Ltd. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Error in Assignee Name Previously Recorded at Reel: 047440 Frame: 0056. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
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What's changing
Nov 2027
Term ends Nov 21, 2027. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
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later US patents cite this one
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