Term ended Jul 6, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Jul 6, 2026
Held by Vascular Pathways, Inc.
Filed Mar 4, 2019 as application 16/292,076 · Granted Jun 1, 2021
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
Term ended Jul 6, 2026
2006
2026
Clock starts
Jul 6, 2006
Jul 6, 2006
Term ended
Jul 6, 2026
Jul 6, 2026
Granted
Jun 1, 2021
Jun 1, 2021
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.
1 of 1
Maintenance fees paid
One maintenance fee can end this term early, the one due 3.5 years from grant; the next one's grace period runs past the term end. This counts it if the record shows it 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 Jul 6, 2006, when application PCT/US2006/026671, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Mar 4, 2019) | Jul 6, 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 | 1 of 1 maintenance fees paid | term ended | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jul 6, 2026 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,162,037 | In force May 2028 | May 2028 |
| US 8,728,035 | In force Aug 2027 | Aug 2027 |
| US 10,806,906 | In force Feb 2031 | Feb 2031 |
| US 10,912,930 | In force Sep 2028 | Sep 2028 |
| US 10,220,191 | Term ended Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 |
| US 11,020,571 | this patent Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 |
| US 11,925,778 | Term ended Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 |
| US 11,577,054 | Term ended Oct 2026 | Oct 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.
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Citations
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later US patents cite this one
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