Also listed on Biolase, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends May 3, 2027 · High confidence
20-year base term ends May 3, 2027
Held by Biolase MG LLC
Filed May 3, 2007 as application 11/800,184 · Granted Sep 2, 2008
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2007
2027
Clock starts
May 3, 2007
May 3, 2007
Term ends
May 3, 2027
May 3, 2027
Granted
Sep 2, 2008
Sep 2, 2008
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.
3 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.
2
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. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. 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 3, 2007, when this application, 11/800,184, was filed | May 3, 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 | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | May 3, 2027 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,421,186 | this patent May 2027 | May 2027 |
| US 7,702,196 | In force May 2027 | May 2027 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2007 Reel 19329, frame 941 | Boutoussov, Dmitri; Hendy, John | Biolase Technology, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 28, 2010 Reel 24900, frame 550 | Biolase Technology, Inc. | Midcap Financial, LLC, as Agent and as a Lender | Security Agreement |
| Sep 30, 2010 Reel 25066, frame 488 | Biolase Technology, Inc.; BL Acquisition Corp.; BL Acquisition II Inc. | Henry Schein, Inc. | Security Agreement |
| May 16, 2011 Reel 26285, frame 666 | Midcap Financial, LLC, Agent and as Lender | Biolase Technology, Inc. | Security Agreement Payoff |
| May 9, 2012 Reel 28184, frame 218 | Henry Schein, Inc. | Biolase Technology, Inc.; BL Acquistion Corp.; BL Acquisition II Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 9, 2012 reel/frame not recorded | Henry Schein, Inc. | Biolase Technology, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 9, 2012 reel/frame not recorded | Henry Schein, Inc. | BL Acquistion Corp. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 9, 2012 reel/frame not recorded | Henry Schein, Inc. | BL Acquisition II Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 20, 2012 Reel 29328, frame 96 | Biolase Technology, Inc. | Biolase, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Mar 7, 2018 Reel 45514, frame 540 | Biolase, Inc. | Western Alliance Bank | Security Interest |
| Nov 10, 2018 Reel 48101, frame 27 | Western Alliance Bank | Biolase, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 16, 2018 Reel 47588, frame 192 | Biolase, Inc. | SWK Funding LLC, as Agent | Security Interest |
| Oct 30, 2019 Reel 50879, frame 223 | Biolase, Inc. | Pacific Mercantile Bank | Security Interest |
| Dec 17, 2024 Reel 69715, frame 613 | Biolase, Inc.; BL Acquisition Corp.; BL Acquisition II, Inc. | Biolase MG LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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May 2027
Term ends May 3, 2027. No further fees fall due before then
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