Collateral for a security interest recorded Oct 6, 2026 (Wells Fargo Bank, National Association).
Term ends Mar 10, 2029 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 23, 2027
Held by Insulet Corporation
Filed Feb 23, 2009 as application 12/293,120 · Granted Oct 9, 2012
Base term plus 718 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2007
2029
Clock starts
Mar 23, 2007
Mar 23, 2007
Term ends
Mar 10, 2029
Mar 10, 2029
Granted
Oct 9, 2012
Oct 9, 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
718
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 718 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 Mar 23, 2007, when application PCT/US2007/007314, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Feb 23, 2009) | Mar 23, 2027 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +718 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Mar 10, 2029 | 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 | Mar 10, 2029 | High confidence |
This family
| Application PCT/US2007/007314 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 8,285,487 | this patent Mar 2029 | Mar 2029 |
| US 9,848,774 | In force Jul 2028 | Jul 2028 |
| US 10,966,608 | In force Nov 2028 | Nov 2028 |
| Application 17/189,605 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 2009 Reel 22319, frame 818 | Bergstrom, Chris; Butterbrodt, Jay; Fiedler, Alan W.; Ginsberg, Barry; Gordon, Tim H.; Upham, Paul | Becton, Dickinson And Company | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 16, 2018 Reel 45622, frame 579 | Bergstrom, Chris; Butterbrodt, Jay; Fiedler, Alan W.; Ginsberg, Barry H.; Upham, Paul | Becton, Dickinson And Company | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 23, 2018 Reel 45332, frame 381 | Gordon, Tim H. | Becton, Dickinson And Company | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 15, 2022 Reel 59721, frame 617 | Becton, Dickinson And Company | Embecta Corp. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 10, 2023 Reel 63028, frame 318 | Embecta Corp. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | First Lien Term Patent Security Agreement |
| Mar 13, 2023 Reel 63780, frame 53 | Embecta Corp. | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Notes Collateral Agent | First Lien Patent Security Agreement (Senior Secured Notes) |
| Mar 14, 2023 Reel 63083, frame 71 | Embecta Corp. | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Notes Collateral Agent | First Lien Patent Security Agreement (Senior Secured Notes) |
| Nov 10, 2025 Reel 73531, frame 700 | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association | Embecta Corp. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 10, 2025 Reel 73531, frame 774 | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Embecta Corp. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 24, 2025 Reel 73781, frame 220 | Embecta Corporation | Insulet Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 6, 2026 Reel 76626, frame 507 | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Mar 2029
Term ends Mar 10, 2029. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 718 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
157
later US patents cite this one
That is top 5% of utility patents granted in 2012 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
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In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.