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Drug delivery system

US 8,999,356 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded Jul 30, 2026 (Midcap Financial Trust).

Term ends Jul 2, 2032 · High confidence

Filed Dec 1, 2005 as application 11/291,234 · Granted Apr 7, 2015
Base term plus 2405 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
2005 2032
Clock starts
Dec 1, 2005
Term ends
Jul 2, 2032
Granted
Apr 7, 2015
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
2,405
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.
14
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 2405 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 Dec 1, 2005, when this application, 11/291,234, was filedDec 1, 2025High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+2405 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordJul 2, 2032High 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 orderJul 2, 2032High confidence

This family

US 8,999,356this patent
Jul 2032
Jul 2032
US 7,390,431Term ended
Mar 2026
Mar 2026
US 7,927,614Term ended
no later than Jun 2026
no later than Jun 2026
Application 11/541,090Abandoned
not computed
not computed
US 7,687,650In force
Mar 2027
Mar 2027
US 7,976,854In force
Jul 2028
Jul 2028
US 7,867,522In force
Dec 2026
Dec 2026
US 7,897,800In force
no later than Jan 2027
no later than Jan 2027
8 of 14 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.

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
Nov 14, 2017
Reel 44765, frame 176
Bank of New York MellonOmp, Inc.Release of Security Interest in Specified Patents
Dec 11, 2017
Reel 44829, frame 244
Omp, Inc.Obagi Cosmeceuticals LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Dec 13, 2018
Reel 47873, frame 114
Obagi Cosmeceuticals LLCWells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative AgentNotice of Grant of Security Interest in Patents
Mar 16, 2021
Reel 55613, frame 83
Obagi Cosmeceuticals LLCTCW Asset Management Company LLC, as Collateral AgentSecurity Interest
Mar 19, 2021
Reel 55652, frame 735
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationObagi Cosmeceuticals LLCRelease of Security Interest
Jul 29, 2022
Reel 60668, frame 771
TCW Asset Management Company LLCObagi Cosmeceuticals LLCRelease of Security Interest
Aug 1, 2022
Reel 60690, frame 148
Obagi Cosmeceuticals LLCJPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative AgentSecurity Interest
Mar 18, 2025
Reel 70546, frame 595
Obagi Cosmeceuticals LLCTCW Asset Management Company LLC, as Administrative AgentSecurity Interest
Mar 21, 2025
Reel 70592, frame 979
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.Obagi Cosmeceuticals LLCRelease of Security Interest
Apr 8, 2025
Reel 70778, frame 199
Barclays Bank PLC, as Collateral AgentSolta Medical, Inc.; Precision Dermatology, Inc.; Bausch Health Ireland Limited (F/K/A/ Valeant Pharmaceuticals Ireland Limited); Salix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.; Santarus, Inc.; Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation; Humax Pharmaceutical S.A.; Solta Medical Ireland Limited; Bausch & Lomb Mexico, S.A. de C.V.; Bausch+lomb Ops B.V.; Bausch Health Americas, Inc.; Bausch Health Companies Inc.; Bausch Health Holdco Limited; Bausch Health Magyarorszag KFT (A/K/A Bausch Health Hungary LLC); Bausch Health Poland Spolka Z Ograniczona Odpowiedzialnoscia (F/K/A Valeant Pharma Poland Spolka Z Ograniczona Odpowiedzialnoscia); Bausch Health US, LLC; Bausch Health, Canada Inc. / Sante Bausch, Canada Inc.; ICN Polfa Rzeszow Spolka Akcyjna (A/K/A ICN Polfa Rzeszow S.A.); Orapharma, Inc.; Przedsiebiorstwo Farmaceutyczne Jelfa Spolka Akcyjna (A/K/A Przedsiebiorstwo Farmaceutyczne Jelfa S.A.); Solta Medical Dutch Holdings B.V.; V-Bac Holding Corp.; VRX Holdco LLC; 1261229 B.C. Ltd.; 1530065 B.C. Ltd.Release of Security Interest
Apr 8, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
Barclays Bank PLC, as Collateral AgentSolta Medical, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Apr 8, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
Barclays Bank PLC, as Collateral AgentPrecision Dermatology, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Apr 8, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
Barclays Bank PLC, as Collateral AgentBausch Health Ireland Limited (F/K/A/ Valeant Pharmaceuticals Ireland Limited)Release of Security Interest
Apr 8, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
Barclays Bank PLC, as Collateral AgentSalix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Apr 8, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
Barclays Bank PLC, as Collateral AgentSalix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.Release of Security Interest
Apr 8, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
Barclays Bank PLC, as Collateral AgentSantarus, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Apr 8, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
Barclays Bank PLC, as Collateral AgentMedicis Pharmaceutical CorporationRelease of Security Interest
Apr 8, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
Barclays Bank PLC, as Collateral AgentHumax Pharmaceutical S.A.Release of Security Interest
Apr 8, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
Barclays Bank PLC, as Collateral AgentSolta Medical Ireland LimitedRelease of Security Interest
Apr 8, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
Barclays Bank PLC, as Collateral AgentBausch & Lomb Mexico, S.A. de C.V.Release of Security Interest
Apr 8, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
Barclays Bank PLC, as Collateral AgentBausch+lomb Ops B.V.Release of Security Interest
Apr 8, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
Barclays Bank PLC, as Collateral AgentBausch Health Americas, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Apr 8, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
Barclays Bank PLC, as Collateral AgentBausch Health Companies Inc.Release of Security Interest
Apr 8, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
Barclays Bank PLC, as Collateral AgentBausch Health Holdco LimitedRelease of Security Interest
Apr 8, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
Barclays Bank PLC, as Collateral AgentBausch Health Magyarorszag KFT (A/K/A Bausch Health Hungary LLC)Release of Security Interest
Apr 8, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
Barclays Bank PLC, as Collateral AgentBausch Health Poland Spolka Z Ograniczona Odpowiedzialnoscia (F/K/A Valeant Pharma Poland Spolka Z Ograniczona Odpowiedzialnoscia)Release of Security Interest
Apr 8, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
Barclays Bank PLC, as Collateral AgentBausch Health US, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Apr 8, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
Barclays Bank PLC, as Collateral AgentBausch Health, Canada Inc. / Sante Bausch, Canada Inc.Release of Security Interest
Apr 8, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
Barclays Bank PLC, as Collateral AgentICN Polfa Rzeszow Spolka Akcyjna (A/K/A ICN Polfa Rzeszow S.A.)Release of Security Interest
Apr 8, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
Barclays Bank PLC, as Collateral AgentOrapharma, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Apr 8, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
Barclays Bank PLC, as Collateral AgentPrzedsiebiorstwo Farmaceutyczne Jelfa Spolka Akcyjna (A/K/A Przedsiebiorstwo Farmaceutyczne Jelfa S.A.)Release of Security Interest
Apr 8, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
Barclays Bank PLC, as Collateral AgentSolta Medical Dutch Holdings B.V.Release of Security Interest
Apr 8, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
Barclays Bank PLC, as Collateral AgentV-Bac Holding Corp.Release of Security Interest
Apr 8, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
Barclays Bank PLC, as Collateral AgentVRX Holdco LLCRelease of Security Interest
Apr 8, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
Barclays Bank PLC, as Collateral Agent1261229 B.C. Ltd.Release of Security Interest
Apr 8, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
Barclays Bank PLC, as Collateral Agent1530065 B.C. Ltd.Release of Security Interest
Nov 17, 2025
Reel 72928, frame 385
TCW Asset Management Company LLC, as Administrative AgentObagi Cosmeceuticals LLCRelease of Security Interest
Nov 17, 2025
Reel 73625, frame 459
Obagi Cosmeceuticals LLCLSSF II Offshore Investments, LP, as Administrative AgentPatent Security Agreement
Jul 30, 2026
Reel 75464, frame 639
Obagi Cosmeceuticals LLCMidcap Financial Trust, as Administrative Agent and Collateral AgentSecurity Interest
Jul 30, 2026
Reel 76091, frame 953
LSSF II Offshore Investments, LPObagi Cosmeceuticals LLCTermination and Release of Security Interest in Patents

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