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Vessel Inspection Apparatus and Methods

US 8,512,796 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded Sep 5, 2024 (Oaktree Fund Administration, LLC).

Term ends May 12, 2030 · High confidence

Filed Jun 27, 2011 as application 13/169,811 · Granted Aug 20, 2013
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
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Clock starts
May 12, 2010
Term ends
May 12, 2030
Granted
Aug 20, 2013
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.
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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.
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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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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts May 12, 2010, when application 12/779,007, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jun 27, 2011)May 12, 2030High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh 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 orderMay 12, 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
Jun 27, 2011
Reel 26507, frame 575
Felts, John T.; Fisk, Thomas E.; Abrams, Robert S.; Ferguson, John; Freedman, Jonathan R.; Pangborn, Robert J.; Sagona, Peter J.CV HoldingsAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Oct 17, 2011
Reel 27069, frame 833
Felts, John T.; Fisk, Thomas E.; Ferguson, John; Freedman, Jonathan R.; Pangborn, Robert J.; Sagona, Peter J.; Giraud, Jean-pierre; Rabinne, Bruce; Pichot, HerveCV Holdings, LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Jan 10, 2012
Reel 27509, frame 772
CV Holdings, LLC; Abrams, Robert S.SIO2 Medical Products, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Mar 27, 2012
Reel 27941, frame 846
The Teachers' Retirement System of AlabamaSIO2 Medical Products, Inc.Security Agreement
Sep 4, 2012
Reel 28891, frame 257
Banyan Mezzanine Fund, LPCv Holdings, L.l.c.Release of Security Interest
Sep 4, 2012
Reel 28891, frame 34
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationCv Holdings, L.l.c.Release of Security Interest
Sep 4, 2012
Reel 28891, frame 136
Triangle Mezzanine Fund LLLPCv Holdings, L.l.c.Release of Security Interest
Sep 12, 2016
Reel 40002, frame 478
SIO2 Medical Products, Inc.The Teachers' Retirement System of AlabamaCorrective Assignment to Correct the Assignor and Assignee Previously Recorded at Reel: 027941 Frame: 0846. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Agreement.
Sep 12, 2016
Reel 40002, frame 514
SIO2 Medical Products, Inc.The Teachers' Retirement System of AlabamaCorrective Assignment to Correct the Assignee and Assignor Names and Update to Property Numbers Previously Omitted Previously Recorded on Reel 039431 Frame 0327. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Agreement.
Dec 21, 2021
Reel 58562, frame 158
SIO2 Medical Products, Inc.Oaktree Fund Administration, LLCSecurity Interest
Dec 7, 2022
Reel 62094, frame 121
SIO2 Medical Products, Inc.Salzufer Holding Inc., as Administrative AgentSecurity Interest
Apr 5, 2023
Reel 63257, frame 371
The Teachers Retirement System of AlabamaSIO2 Medical Products, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Aug 9, 2023
Reel 64544, frame 940
SIO2 Medical Products, Inc.Oaktree Fund Administration, LLCSecurity Interest
Sep 4, 2024
Reel 68839, frame 691
SIO2 Medical Products, Inc.SIO2 Medical Products, LLCChange of Name
Sep 5, 2024
Reel 68849, frame 489
SIO2 Medical Products, LLCOaktree Fund Administration, LLCSecurity Interest

Sources

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