Term ends no later than Dec 9, 2030 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Dec 9, 2030
In force on USPTO's status record and by its fee record. A terminal disclaimer on file may shorten this term, possibly to a date already past; its reference document is unresolved, so the date above is an upper bound and no earlier date is guessed.
Held by Madryn Health Partners, LP
Filed Dec 9, 2010 as application 12/964,666 · Granted Nov 15, 2016
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2010
2030
Clock starts
Dec 9, 2010
Dec 9, 2010
Ends no later than
Dec 9, 2030
Dec 9, 2030
Granted
Nov 15, 2016
Nov 15, 2016
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.
Unresolved
Terminal disclaimer
On file, reference document not resolved, so the date above is an upper bound. We do not guess the cap.
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.
33
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. A terminal disclaimer is on file with no resolved reference, so no cap is applied and none is guessed. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: Medium. 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.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Dec 9, 2010, when this application, 12/964,666, was filed | Dec 9, 2030 | 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 | Disclaimer on file (approved), reference document not resolved | no cap applied, and none guessed | Medium confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | no later than Dec 9, 2030 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 8,541,170 | In force no later than Jan 2031 | no later than Jan 2031 |
| US 9,495,515 | this patent no later than Dec 2030 | no later than Dec 2030 |
| Application 13/589,022 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| Application 13/708,439 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| Application 14/086,716 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| Application 15/164,220 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| Application 15/164,241 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| Application 15/164,230 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
8 of 33 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2011 Reel 26104, frame 726 | Kennedy, Giulia C.; Chudova, Darya I.; Wang, Eric T.; Wilde, Jonathan I. | Veracyte, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 30, 2016 Reel 38141, frame 852 | Veracyte, Inc. | Visium Healthcare Partners, LP | Security Interest |
| Mar 8, 2017 Reel 41921, frame 799 | Visium Healthcare Partners, LP | Madryn Health Partners, LP | Change of Name |
| Nov 6, 2017 Reel 44043, frame 880 | Madryn Health Partners, LP | Veracyte, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
USPTO account required: This application in Patent Center · USPTO's maintenance fee lookup
Maintenance fee events come from USPTO's own fee records. Its fee lookup asks for the patent number and the application number.
What's changing
Dec 2030
Term ends no later than Dec 9, 2030. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
A terminal disclaimer is on file and its reference is not resolved. No cap is applied and none is guessed
Open question
A terminal disclaimer is on file (approved) and its reference document is not resolved. A disclaimer would cap the term earlier than Dec 9, 2030. We will not guess the cap.
Citations
42
later US patents cite this one
That is top 10% of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: the base term, any term adjustment or extension, any disclaimer cap, and the maintenance fee record, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
This computed term ends no later than the date shown; an unresolved terminal disclaimer may end it earlier. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.