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Method and Apparatus for Delivering a Dose of a Gaseous Drug to a Patient

US 8,061,353 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded Sep 27, 2013 (General Electric Capital Corporation).

Term ends Feb 2, 2030 · High confidence

Filed Mar 9, 2007 as application 11/684,370 · Granted Nov 22, 2011
Base term plus 1061 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
2007 2030
Clock starts
Mar 9, 2007
Term ends
Feb 2, 2030
Granted
Nov 22, 2011
base term patent term adjustment fee events Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
1,061
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.
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 runs 1061 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.
StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Mar 9, 2007, when this application, 11/684,370, was filedMar 9, 2027High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+1061 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordFeb 2, 2030High confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events3 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderFeb 2, 2030High confidence

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US 8,061,353this patent
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Application PCT/US2008/055897PCT application
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Application 12/485,764Abandoned
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Application 12/485,734Abandoned
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Application 13/273,809Abandoned
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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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
May 4, 2007
Reel 19249, frame 696
Easley, Dan; Dirks, Aaron; McCoy, RobertCopd Partners, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Oct 3, 2007
Reel 19914, frame 375
SRI Acquisition Corp.Orix Venture Finance, LLCSecurity Agreement
Feb 17, 2009
Reel 22274, frame 95
Copd Partners, Inc.Inspired Technologies, Inc.Change of Name
Feb 24, 2009
Reel 22305, frame 487
Inspired Technologies, Inc.Silicon Valley BankSecurity Agreement
Jan 13, 2012
Reel 27527, frame 818
Inspired Technologies, Inc.Medical Industries of America, Inc., Dba Evo Medical SolutionsAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Jan 13, 2012
Reel 27528, frame 229
Swynson Limited; Hunt, Michael J.Global Medical Holdings LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Jan 13, 2012
Reel 27532, frame 166
Medical Industries of America, Inc., Dba Evo Medical SolutionsSwynson Limited; Hunt, Michael J.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jan 13, 2012
reel/frame not recorded
Medical Industries of America, Inc., Dba Evo Medical SolutionsSwynson LimitedAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Jan 13, 2012
reel/frame not recorded
Medical Industries of America, Inc., Dba Evo Medical SolutionsHunt, Michael J.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jul 27, 2012
Reel 28655, frame 150
Inspired Technologies, Inc.Medical Industries of America, Inc., Dba Evo Medical SolutionsCorrective Assignment to Correct the Assignment and Change It to a Nunc Pro Tunc Assignment, with an Effective Date of December 22, 2010. Previously Recorded on Reel 027527 Frame 0818. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment from Inspired Technologies, Inc. to Medical Industries of America, Inc., Dba Evo Medical Solutions.
Jul 27, 2012
Reel 28655, frame 285
Swynson Limited; Hunt, Michael J.Global Medical Holdings LLCCorrective Assignment to Correct the Assignment and Change It to a Nunc Pro Tunc Assignment, with an Effective Date of October 31, 2011. Previously Recorded on Reel 027528 Frame 0229. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment from Swynson Limited and Michael J. Hunt to Global Medical Holdings LLC.
Jul 27, 2012
Reel 28655, frame 297
Medical Industries of America, Inc., Dba Evo Medical SolutionsSwynson Limited; Hunt, Michael J.Corrective Assignment to Correct the Assignment and Changed It to a Nunc Pro Tunc Assignment, with an Effective Date of October 6, 2011. Previously Recorded on Reel 027532 Frame 0166. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment from Medical Industries of America, Inc., Dba Evo Medical Solutions to Swynson Limited and Michael J. Hunt.
Jul 27, 2012
reel/frame not recorded
Medical Industries of America, Inc., Dba Evo Medical SolutionsSwynson LimitedCorrective Assignment to Correct the Assignment and Changed It to a Nunc Pro Tunc Assignment, with an Effective Date of October 6, 2011. Previously Recorded on Reel 027532 Frame 0166. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment from Medical Industries of America, Inc., Dba Evo Medical Solutions to Swynson Limited and Michael J. Hunt.
Jul 27, 2012
reel/frame not recorded
Medical Industries of America, Inc., Dba Evo Medical SolutionsHunt, Michael J.Corrective Assignment to Correct the Assignment and Changed It to a Nunc Pro Tunc Assignment, with an Effective Date of October 6, 2011. Previously Recorded on Reel 027532 Frame 0166. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment from Medical Industries of America, Inc., Dba Evo Medical Solutions to Swynson Limited and Michael J. Hunt.
Oct 1, 2012
Reel 29053, frame 548
Silicon Valley BankInspired Technologies, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Oct 1, 2012
Reel 29055, frame 94
Global Medical Holdings LLCMedical Depot, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Sep 27, 2013
Reel 31307, frame 117
Medical Depot, Inc.General Electric Capital Corporation, as AgentSecurity Agreement
Nov 18, 2015
Reel 37145, frame 518
General Electric Capital Corporation, as Retiring AgentHealthcare Financial Solutions, LLC, as Successor AgentAssignment of Intellectual Property Security Agreement
Jan 3, 2017
Reel 40832, frame 544
Healthcare Financial Solutions, LLCMedical Depot, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jan 20, 2017
Reel 41455, frame 589
Medical Depot, Inc.JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral AgentNotice and Confirmation of Grant of Security Interest in Patents - First Lien
Jan 20, 2017
Reel 41458, frame 927
Medical Depot, Inc.Barclays Bank PLC, as Collateral AgentNotice and Confirmation of Grant of Security Interest in Patents - Second Lien
Oct 4, 2019
Reel 50628, frame 436
Medical Depot, Inc.Delaware Trust Company, As Collateral AgentSecurity Interest
Jul 27, 2021
Reel 56990, frame 271
Delaware Trust CompanyMedical Depot, Inc.Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents
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 AgentSecurity Interest
Nov 9, 2025
Reel 73512, frame 360
Barclays Bank PLCMedical Depot, Inc.Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (041458/0927)
Nov 9, 2025
Reel 73512, frame 410
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral AgentMedical Depot, Inc.Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (041455/0589)

Sources

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