Collateral for a security interest recorded Nov 3, 2025 (Fortress Credit Corp.).
Term ends Apr 1, 2036 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Apr 1, 2036
Held by Medical Depot, Inc.
Filed Jan 13, 2020 as application 16/741,134 · Granted Jan 26, 2021
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2016
2036
Clock starts
Apr 1, 2016
Apr 1, 2016
Term ends
Apr 1, 2036
Apr 1, 2036
Granted
Jan 26, 2021
Jan 26, 2021
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.
No effect
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 10,532,001, to Apr 1, 2036. The term already ends on or before that date, so the cap shortened nothing.
1 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.
5
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. A terminal disclaimer is resolved from the filed document, and it ends no earlier than this term, so it shortens nothing. 1 of 3 maintenance fees is 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 Apr 1, 2016, when application 15/089,048, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jan 13, 2020) | Apr 1, 2036 | 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 | Disclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 10,532,001) | resolves to Apr 1, 2036, no earlier than this term, so no change | High confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 1 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Apr 1, 2036 | High confidence |
This family
| US 10,231,896 | In force Apr 2036 | Apr 2036 |
| US 10,532,001 | In force Apr 2036 | Apr 2036 |
| US 10,898,405 | this patent Apr 2036 | Apr 2036 |
| US 11,872,182 | In force Apr 2036 | Apr 2036 |
| US 12,138,216 | In force Apr 2036 | Apr 2036 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 2020 Reel 51521, frame 265 | Younger, Max Jefferies | Mobility Designed, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 24, 2024 Reel 67811, frame 685 | Mobility Designed, Inc. | Medical Depot, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 3, 2025 Reel 73529, frame 50 | Devilbiss Healthcare LLC; Hurryworks LLC; Inovo, Inc.; Medical Depot, Inc.; Drive Medical Canada Inc. | Fortress Credit Corp., as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Apr 2036
Term ends Apr 1, 2036. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Terminal disclaimer
A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 10,532,001, ends no earlier than this term, so it caps nothing.
Citations
7
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2021 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.