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Implants for Altering Wear Patterns of Articular Surfaces

US 9,180,015 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded Jun 25, 2019 (Innovatus Life Sciences Lending Fund I, LP).

Term ends Mar 5, 2029 · High confidence

Filed Mar 24, 2014 as application 14/222,836 · Granted Nov 10, 2015
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2009 2029
Clock starts
Mar 5, 2009
Term ends
Mar 5, 2029
Granted
Nov 10, 2015
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.
2 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.
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This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record

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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Mar 5, 2009, when application 12/398,598, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Mar 24, 2014)Mar 5, 2029High 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 events2 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderMar 5, 2029High 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
Mar 24, 2014
Reel 32509, frame 307
Fitz, Wolfgang; Bojarski, Raymond; Lang, PhilippConforMIS, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jul 31, 2018
Reel 46676, frame 152
ConforMIS, Inc.Oxford Finance LLC, as Collateral AgentSecurity Interest
Jun 25, 2019
Reel 49588, frame 288
ConforMIS, Inc.; Imatx, Inc.; ConforMIS Cares LLCInnovatus Life Sciences Lending Fund I, LP, as Collateral AgentSecurity Interest
Jun 26, 2019
Reel 49599, frame 84
Oxford Finance LLC, as Collateral AgentConforMIS, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Nov 22, 2021
Reel 58219, frame 346
ConforMIS, Inc.; Imatx, Inc.Midcap Financial Trust, As AgentSecurity Interest
Nov 23, 2021
Reel 58234, frame 292
ConforMIS, Inc.; Imatx, Inc.; ConforMIS Cares LLCInnovatus Life Sciences Lending Fund I, LPRelease of Security Interest
Sep 6, 2023
Reel 64818, frame 713
Midcap Financial Trust, as Agent for LendersConforMIS, Inc.; Imatx, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Sep 6, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
Midcap Financial Trust, as Agent for LendersConforMIS, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Sep 6, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
Midcap Financial Trust, as Agent for LendersImatx, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jun 7, 2024
Reel 67679, frame 713
RESTOR3D, Inc.; ConforMIS, Inc.; Imatx, Inc.Trinity Capital Inc., as Administrative AgentSecurity Interest
Sep 25, 2026
Reel 76589, frame 716
RESTOR3D, Inc.; ConforMIS, Inc.; Imatx, Inc.; ConforMIS Cares, LLCHercules Capital, Inc., as AgentSecurity Interest

Sources

Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO

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