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Apparatus and Method for Customized Shaping of Orthodontic Archwires and Other Medical Devices

US 8,266,940 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded Jul 25, 2013 (General Electric Capital Corporation).

Term ends Oct 25, 2030 · High confidence

Filed May 4, 2009 as application 12/387,542 · Granted Sep 18, 2012
Base term plus 539 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
2009 2030
Clock starts
May 4, 2009
Term ends
Oct 25, 2030
Granted
Sep 18, 2012
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
539
Days of term adjustment
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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.
7
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This patent's term runs 539 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

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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts May 4, 2009, when this application, 12/387,542, was filedMay 4, 2029High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+539 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordOct 25, 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 orderOct 25, 2030High confidence

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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
Oct 18, 2010
Reel 25156, frame 235
Riemeier, Friedrich; Butscher, Werner; Witte, Frank; Radinger, Christoph; Cordell, Andrew; Sachdeva, RohitOrametrix, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jul 25, 2013
Reel 30873, frame 70
Orametrix, Inc.General Electric Capital Corporation, as AgentSecurity Agreement
Nov 30, 2015
Reel 37163, frame 547
General Electric Capital Corporation, as AgentHealthcare Financial Solutions, LLC, as AgentAssignment of Security Interest
May 16, 2016
Reel 38711, frame 638
Healthcare Financial Solutions, LLC, as Retiring AgentSolar Capital Ltd., as Successor AgentAssignment of Intellectual Property Security Agreement
Jan 5, 2017
Reel 41257, frame 545
Orametrix, Inc.; Orametrix GmbH; Orametrix Pty Ltd.SWK Funding LLCSecurity Interest
Apr 19, 2018
Reel 45977, frame 631
Solar Capital Ltd.Orametrix, Inc.Release of Security Interest
May 2, 2018
Reel 46058, frame 21
SWK Funding LLCOrametrix, Inc.; Orametrix GmbH; Orametrix Pty Ltd.Release of Security Interest
May 2, 2018
reel/frame not recorded
SWK Funding LLCOrametrix, Inc.Release of Security Interest
May 2, 2018
reel/frame not recorded
SWK Funding LLCOrametrix GmbHRelease of Security Interest
May 2, 2018
reel/frame not recorded
SWK Funding LLCOrametrix Pty Ltd.Release of Security Interest

Sources

Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO

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