Collateral for a security interest recorded Jan 24, 2025 (Trinity Capital Inc.).
Term ends Mar 20, 2029 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 20, 2029
Held by Cagent Vascular, Inc.
Filed Jul 15, 2016 as application 15/212,028 · Granted Nov 9, 2021
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2009
2029
Clock starts
Mar 20, 2009
Mar 20, 2009
Term ends
Mar 20, 2029
Mar 20, 2029
Granted
Nov 9, 2021
Nov 9, 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.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
1 of 1
Maintenance fees paid
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12
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. 1 of 1 maintenance fees is paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Mar 20, 2009, when application 12/408,035, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jul 15, 2016) | Mar 20, 2029 | 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 | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Mar 20, 2029 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,323,243 | In force Mar 2029 | Mar 2029 |
| US 9,480,826 | In force Mar 2029 | Mar 2029 |
| US 9,393,386 | In force Nov 2029 | Nov 2029 |
| US 11,166,742 | this patent Mar 2029 | Mar 2029 |
| US 11,141,573 | In force Jun 2029 | Jun 2029 |
| US 11,219,750 | In force Mar 2029 | Mar 2029 |
| US 11,229,777 | In force Mar 2029 | Mar 2029 |
| US 12,232,760 | In force Jun 2029 | Jun 2029 |
8 of 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 2017 Reel 44375, frame 298 | Schneider, Peter; Giasolli, Robert | Innovasc LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 12, 2017 Reel 44375, frame 340 | Innovasc LLC | Cagent Vascular, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 10, 2021 Reel 57159, frame 604 | Cagent Vascular, LLC | Cagent Vascular, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Jan 24, 2025 Reel 70005, frame 936 | Cagent Vascular, Inc. | Trinity Capital Inc., as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
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Mar 2029
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