Also listed on Aircast LLC, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Jan 3, 2024 (JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.).
Term ends Dec 7, 2027 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Feb 3, 2025
Held by Djo, LLC
Filed Feb 3, 2005 as application 11/051,791 · Granted May 17, 2011
Base term plus 1037 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2005
2027
Clock starts
Feb 3, 2005
Feb 3, 2005
Term ends
Dec 7, 2027
Dec 7, 2027
Granted
May 17, 2011
May 17, 2011
base term
patent term adjustment
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
1,037
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
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.
This patent's term runs 1037 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. 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 Feb 3, 2005, when this application, 11/051,791, was filed | Feb 3, 2025 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +1037 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Dec 7, 2027 | 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 | Dec 7, 2027 | High confidence |
Assignments
The 40 most recent of 45 recorded documents are shown; the 5 earliest are not. 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 13, 2007 Reel 20234, frame 393 | Djo, LLC | Credit Suisse, As Collateral Agent | Security Agreement |
| Apr 20, 2012 Reel 28078, frame 320 | Djo, LLC; Empi, Inc.; Encore Medical Asset Corporation; Ricko International, LLC | The Bank of New York Mellon, as Second Lien Agent | Security Agreement |
| May 7, 2015 Reel 35614, frame 1 | Djo, LLC; Empi, Inc.; Encore Medical Asset Corporation; Encore Medical, L.p.; Rikco International, LLC | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| May 18, 2015 Reel 35707, frame 398 | Djo, LLC; Empi, Inc.; Encore Medical Asset Corporation; Encore Medical, L.p.; Rikco International, LLC | Macquarie US Trading LLC, as Collateral Agent | Security Agreement |
| May 18, 2015 Reel 35707, frame 454 | Djo, LLC; Empi, Inc.; Encore Medical Asset Corporation; Encore Medical, L.p.; Rikco International, LLC | The Bank of New York Mellon, as Second Lien Agent | Security Agreement |
| May 18, 2015 Reel 35707, frame 498 | Djo, LLC; Empi, Inc.; Encore Medical Asset Corporation; Encore Medical, L.p.; Rikco International, LLC | The Bank of New York Mellon, as Third Lien Agent | Security Agreement |
| May 18, 2015 Reel 35706, frame 457 | The Bank of New York Mellon, as Second Lien Agent | Djo, LLC; Encore Medical Asset Corporation; Rikco International, LLC; Empi, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 18, 2015 Reel 35706, frame 497 | Credit Suisse AG, as Collateral Agent | Djo, LLC; Encore Medical Asset Corporation; Rikco International, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| May 18, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon, as Second Lien Agent | Djo, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| May 18, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon, as Second Lien Agent | Encore Medical Asset Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| May 18, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon, as Second Lien Agent | Rikco International, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| May 18, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon, as Second Lien Agent | Empi, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 18, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, as Collateral Agent | Djo, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| May 18, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, as Collateral Agent | Encore Medical Asset Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| May 18, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, as Collateral Agent | Rikco International, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 14, 2019 Reel 48608, frame 932 | The Bank of New York Mellon as Third Lien Agent | Djo, LLC; Encore Medical, L.p.; Empi, Inc.; Encore Medical Asset Corporation; Rikco International, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 14, 2019 Reel 48655, frame 67 | Macquarie US Trading LLC as Collateral Agent | Djo, LLC; Encore Medical, L.p.; Empi, Inc.; Encore Medical Asset Corporation; Rikco International, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 14, 2019 Reel 50129, frame 262 | The Bank of New York Mellon as Second Lien Agent | Djo, LLC; Encore Medical, L.p.; Empi, Inc.; Encore Medical Asset Corporation; Rikco International, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 14, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon as Third Lien Agent | Djo, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 14, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon as Third Lien Agent | Encore Medical, L.p. | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 14, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon as Third Lien Agent | Empi, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 14, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon as Third Lien Agent | Encore Medical Asset Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 14, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon as Third Lien Agent | Rikco International, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 14, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Macquarie US Trading LLC as Collateral Agent | Djo, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 14, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Macquarie US Trading LLC as Collateral Agent | Encore Medical, L.p. | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 14, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Macquarie US Trading LLC as Collateral Agent | Empi, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 14, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Macquarie US Trading LLC as Collateral Agent | Encore Medical Asset Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 14, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Macquarie US Trading LLC as Collateral Agent | Rikco International, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 14, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon as Second Lien Agent | Djo, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 14, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon as Second Lien Agent | Encore Medical, L.p. | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 14, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon as Second Lien Agent | Empi, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 14, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon as Second Lien Agent | Encore Medical Asset Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 14, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon as Second Lien Agent | Rikco International, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 21, 2019 Reel 48672, frame 661 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as Collateral Agent | Djo, LLC; Encore Medical, L.p.; Empi, Inc.; Encore Medical Asset Corporation; Rikco International, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 21, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as Collateral Agent | Djo, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 21, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as Collateral Agent | Encore Medical, L.p. | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 21, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as Collateral Agent | Empi, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 21, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as Collateral Agent | Encore Medical Asset Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 21, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as Collateral Agent | Rikco International, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 3, 2024 Reel 66186, frame 659 | Djo, LLC | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
USPTO account required: This application in Patent Center · USPTO's maintenance fee lookup
Maintenance fee events come from USPTO's own fee records. Its fee lookup asks for the patent number and the application number.
What's changing
Dec 2027
Term ends Dec 7, 2027. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 1037 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
24
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2011 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.