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Devices and methods for adjustable foot correction

US 8,591,440 In force
OverviewAssignmentsSources & methods

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 Mar 18, 2030 · High confidence

Held by Djo, LLC
Filed Oct 19, 2005 as application 11/254,544 · Granted Nov 26, 2013
Base term plus 1611 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
2005 2030
Clock starts
Oct 19, 2005
Term ends
Mar 18, 2030
Granted
Nov 26, 2013
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
1,611
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 1611 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 Oct 19, 2005, when this application, 11/254,544, was filedOct 19, 2025High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+1611 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordMar 18, 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 orderMar 18, 2030High 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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Dec 13, 2007
Reel 20234, frame 393
Djo, LLCCredit Suisse, As Collateral AgentSecurity Agreement
Apr 20, 2012
Reel 28078, frame 320
Djo, LLC; Empi, Inc.; Encore Medical Asset Corporation; Ricko International, LLCThe Bank of New York Mellon, as Second Lien AgentSecurity Agreement
May 7, 2015
Reel 35614, frame 1
Djo, LLC; Empi, Inc.; Encore Medical Asset Corporation; Encore Medical, L.p.; Rikco International, LLCWells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the Collateral AgentSecurity Interest
May 18, 2015
Reel 35707, frame 398
Djo, LLC; Empi, Inc.; Encore Medical Asset Corporation; Encore Medical, L.p.; Rikco International, LLCMacquarie US Trading LLC, as Collateral AgentSecurity Agreement
May 18, 2015
Reel 35707, frame 454
Djo, LLC; Empi, Inc.; Encore Medical Asset Corporation; Encore Medical, L.p.; Rikco International, LLCThe Bank of New York Mellon, as Second Lien AgentSecurity Agreement
May 18, 2015
Reel 35707, frame 498
Djo, LLC; Empi, Inc.; Encore Medical Asset Corporation; Encore Medical, L.p.; Rikco International, LLCThe Bank of New York Mellon, as Third Lien AgentSecurity Agreement
May 18, 2015
Reel 35706, frame 457
The Bank of New York Mellon, as Second Lien AgentDjo, 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 AgentDjo, LLC; Encore Medical Asset Corporation; Rikco International, LLCRelease of Security Interest
May 18, 2015
reel/frame not recorded
The Bank of New York Mellon, as Second Lien AgentDjo, LLCRelease of Security Interest
May 18, 2015
reel/frame not recorded
The Bank of New York Mellon, as Second Lien AgentEncore Medical Asset CorporationRelease of Security Interest
May 18, 2015
reel/frame not recorded
The Bank of New York Mellon, as Second Lien AgentRikco International, LLCRelease of Security Interest
May 18, 2015
reel/frame not recorded
The Bank of New York Mellon, as Second Lien AgentEmpi, Inc.Release of Security Interest
May 18, 2015
reel/frame not recorded
Credit Suisse AG, as Collateral AgentDjo, LLCRelease of Security Interest
May 18, 2015
reel/frame not recorded
Credit Suisse AG, as Collateral AgentEncore Medical Asset CorporationRelease of Security Interest
May 18, 2015
reel/frame not recorded
Credit Suisse AG, as Collateral AgentRikco International, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Mar 14, 2019
Reel 48608, frame 932
The Bank of New York Mellon as Third Lien AgentDjo, LLC; Encore Medical, L.p.; Empi, Inc.; Encore Medical Asset Corporation; Rikco International, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Mar 14, 2019
Reel 48655, frame 67
Macquarie US Trading LLC as Collateral AgentDjo, LLC; Encore Medical, L.p.; Empi, Inc.; Encore Medical Asset Corporation; Rikco International, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Mar 14, 2019
Reel 50129, frame 262
The Bank of New York Mellon as Second Lien AgentDjo, LLC; Encore Medical, L.p.; Empi, Inc.; Encore Medical Asset Corporation; Rikco International, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Mar 14, 2019
reel/frame not recorded
The Bank of New York Mellon as Third Lien AgentDjo, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Mar 14, 2019
reel/frame not recorded
The Bank of New York Mellon as Third Lien AgentEncore Medical, L.p.Release of Security Interest
Mar 14, 2019
reel/frame not recorded
The Bank of New York Mellon as Third Lien AgentEmpi, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Mar 14, 2019
reel/frame not recorded
The Bank of New York Mellon as Third Lien AgentEncore Medical Asset CorporationRelease of Security Interest
Mar 14, 2019
reel/frame not recorded
The Bank of New York Mellon as Third Lien AgentRikco International, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Mar 14, 2019
reel/frame not recorded
Macquarie US Trading LLC as Collateral AgentDjo, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Mar 14, 2019
reel/frame not recorded
Macquarie US Trading LLC as Collateral AgentEncore Medical, L.p.Release of Security Interest
Mar 14, 2019
reel/frame not recorded
Macquarie US Trading LLC as Collateral AgentEmpi, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Mar 14, 2019
reel/frame not recorded
Macquarie US Trading LLC as Collateral AgentEncore Medical Asset CorporationRelease of Security Interest
Mar 14, 2019
reel/frame not recorded
Macquarie US Trading LLC as Collateral AgentRikco International, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Mar 14, 2019
reel/frame not recorded
The Bank of New York Mellon as Second Lien AgentDjo, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Mar 14, 2019
reel/frame not recorded
The Bank of New York Mellon as Second Lien AgentEncore Medical, L.p.Release of Security Interest
Mar 14, 2019
reel/frame not recorded
The Bank of New York Mellon as Second Lien AgentEmpi, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Mar 14, 2019
reel/frame not recorded
The Bank of New York Mellon as Second Lien AgentEncore Medical Asset CorporationRelease of Security Interest
Mar 14, 2019
reel/frame not recorded
The Bank of New York Mellon as Second Lien AgentRikco International, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Mar 21, 2019
Reel 48672, frame 661
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as Collateral AgentDjo, LLC; Encore Medical, L.p.; Empi, Inc.; Encore Medical Asset Corporation; Rikco International, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Mar 21, 2019
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as Collateral AgentDjo, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Mar 21, 2019
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as Collateral AgentEncore Medical, L.p.Release of Security Interest
Mar 21, 2019
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as Collateral AgentEmpi, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Mar 21, 2019
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as Collateral AgentEncore Medical Asset CorporationRelease of Security Interest
Mar 21, 2019
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as Collateral AgentRikco International, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Jan 3, 2024
Reel 66186, frame 659
Djo, LLCJPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative AgentSecurity Interest

Sources

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