Collateral for a security interest recorded Jan 19, 2024 (Ew Healthcare Partners, L.P.).
Term ended Apr 28, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Apr 28, 2026
Held by Venus Concept Inc.
Filed May 20, 2011 as application 13/112,171 · Granted Apr 8, 2014
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
Term ended Apr 28, 2026
2006
2026
Clock starts
Apr 28, 2006
Apr 28, 2006
Term ended
Apr 28, 2026
Apr 28, 2026
Granted
Apr 8, 2014
Apr 8, 2014
base term
after the term ends
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
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
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 is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees were paid, so no fee lapse ended it. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Apr 28, 2006, when application 11/380,907, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed May 20, 2011) | Apr 28, 2026 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | None on file | no change | 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 | term ended | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Apr 28, 2026 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,962,192 | In force Oct 2027 | Oct 2027 |
| US 8,690,894 | this patent Apr 2026 | Apr 2026 |
| US 9,526,581 | In force Mar 2027 | Mar 2027 |
| US 10,299,871 | Lapsed on the fee record May 2023 | May 2023 |
| US 10,327,850 | Lapsed on the fee record Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2011 Reel 26978, frame 377 | Bodduluri, Mohan; Gildenberg, Philip L.; Caddes, Donald E. | Restoration Robotics, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 10, 2018 Reel 46125, frame 518 | Restoration Robotics, Inc. | Solar Capital Ltd. | Short-Form Patent Security Agreement |
| Nov 7, 2019 Reel 50965, frame 765 | Solar Capital Ltd. | Restoration Robotics, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 7, 2019 Reel 50966, frame 741 | Solar Capital Ltd. | Restoration Robotics, Inc. | Termination of Patent Security Agreement |
| Dec 2, 2019 Reel 51156, frame 892 | Venus Concept Inc. | Madryn Health Partners, LP | Security Interest |
| Oct 7, 2021 Reel 57843, frame 981 | Restoration Robotics, Inc. | Venus Concept Inc. | Change of Name |
| Oct 13, 2021 Reel 57788, frame 712 | Restoration Robotics, Inc. | Venus Concept Inc. | Change of Name |
| Jan 19, 2024 Reel 66354, frame 565 | Venus Concept Inc. | Ew Healthcare Partners, L.p. | Security Interest |
Sources
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