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Pump Systems and Methods for Storing and Dispensing a Plurality of Precisely Measured Unit-Doses of Imiquimod Cream

US 9,642,998 In force
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Collateral for a security interest recorded Jun 13, 2025 (JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.).

Term ends Sep 3, 2030 · High confidence

Filed Mar 6, 2015 as application 14/641,089 · Granted May 9, 2017
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2010 2030
Clock starts
Sep 3, 2010
Term ends
Sep 3, 2030
Granted
May 9, 2017
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.
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Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
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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 Sep 3, 2010, when application 12/875,787, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Mar 6, 2015)Sep 3, 2030High 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 orderSep 3, 2030High confidence

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Assignments

The 40 most recent of 69 recorded documents are shown; the 29 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
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
Jun 13, 2025
Reel 71564, frame 463
Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation; Orapharma, Inc.; Bausch Health US, LLC (F/K/A Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC); Precision Dermatology, Inc.; Salix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Santarus, Inc.; Bausch Health Americas, Inc.; Solta Medical, Inc.The Bank of New York MellonU.S. Patent Security Agreement
Jun 13, 2025
Reel 71566, frame 200
Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation; Orapharma, Inc.; Bausch Health US, LLC (F/K/A Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC); Precision Dermatology, Inc.; Salix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Santarus, Inc.; Bausch Health Americas, Inc.; Solta Medical, Inc.Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.U.S. Patent Security Agreement
Nov 20, 2025
Reel 73637, frame 1
The Bank of New York Mellon, as Notes Collateral AgentAton Pharma, Inc.; Bausch & Lomb Incorporated; Bausch & Lomb Pharma Holdings Corp.; Commonwealth Laboratories, LLC; Dow Pharmaceutical Sciences, Inc.; Ecr Pharmaceuticals Co., Inc.; Laboratoire Chauvin S.A.S.; Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation; Onpharma Inc.; Orapharma, Inc.; Precision Dermatology, Inc.; Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.; Salix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Santarus, Inc.; Solta Medical, Inc.; Synergetics USA, Inc.; Technolas Perfect Vision GmbH; Valeant Canada LP; Valeant Pharmaceuticals International; Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.; Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC; Wirra IP Pty Limited; Valeant Pharma Poland SP. Z O.O.; Valeant Pharmaceuticals Luxembourg S.A R.L.; Valeant Pharmaceuticals Ireland LimitedRelease of Security Interest
Nov 20, 2025
Reel 73654, frame 242
The Bank of New York Mellon, as Notes Collateral AgentBausch & Lomb Incorporated; Bausch Health US, LLC; Solta Medical, Inc.; Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation; Salix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.; Santarus, Inc.; Orapharma, Inc.; Precision Dermatology, Inc.; Bausch Health Americas, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Nov 20, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
The Bank of New York Mellon, as Notes Collateral AgentAton Pharma, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Nov 20, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
The Bank of New York Mellon, as Notes Collateral AgentBausch & Lomb IncorporatedRelease of Security Interest
Nov 20, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
The Bank of New York Mellon, as Notes Collateral AgentBausch & Lomb Pharma Holdings Corp.Release of Security Interest
Nov 20, 2025
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The Bank of New York Mellon, as Notes Collateral AgentCommonwealth Laboratories, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Nov 20, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
The Bank of New York Mellon, as Notes Collateral AgentDow Pharmaceutical Sciences, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Nov 20, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
The Bank of New York Mellon, as Notes Collateral AgentEcr Pharmaceuticals Co., Inc.Release of Security Interest
Nov 20, 2025
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The Bank of New York Mellon, as Notes Collateral AgentLaboratoire Chauvin S.A.S.Release of Security Interest
Nov 20, 2025
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The Bank of New York Mellon, as Notes Collateral AgentMedicis Pharmaceutical CorporationRelease of Security Interest
Nov 20, 2025
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The Bank of New York Mellon, as Notes Collateral AgentOnpharma Inc.Release of Security Interest
Nov 20, 2025
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The Bank of New York Mellon, as Notes Collateral AgentOrapharma, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Nov 20, 2025
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The Bank of New York Mellon, as Notes Collateral AgentPrecision Dermatology, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Nov 20, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
The Bank of New York Mellon, as Notes Collateral AgentSalix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.Release of Security Interest
Nov 20, 2025
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The Bank of New York Mellon, as Notes Collateral AgentSalix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Nov 20, 2025
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The Bank of New York Mellon, as Notes Collateral AgentSantarus, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Nov 20, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
The Bank of New York Mellon, as Notes Collateral AgentSolta Medical, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Nov 20, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
The Bank of New York Mellon, as Notes Collateral AgentSynergetics USA, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Nov 20, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
The Bank of New York Mellon, as Notes Collateral AgentTechnolas Perfect Vision GmbHRelease of Security Interest
Nov 20, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
The Bank of New York Mellon, as Notes Collateral AgentValeant Canada LPRelease of Security Interest
Nov 20, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
The Bank of New York Mellon, as Notes Collateral AgentValeant Pharmaceuticals InternationalRelease of Security Interest
Nov 20, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
The Bank of New York Mellon, as Notes Collateral AgentValeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Nov 20, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
The Bank of New York Mellon, as Notes Collateral AgentValeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLCRelease of Security Interest
Nov 20, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
The Bank of New York Mellon, as Notes Collateral AgentWirra IP Pty LimitedRelease of Security Interest
Nov 20, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
The Bank of New York Mellon, as Notes Collateral AgentValeant Pharma Poland SP. Z O.O.Release of Security Interest
Nov 20, 2025
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The Bank of New York Mellon, as Notes Collateral AgentValeant Pharmaceuticals Luxembourg S.A R.L.Release of Security Interest
Nov 20, 2025
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The Bank of New York Mellon, as Notes Collateral AgentValeant Pharmaceuticals Ireland LimitedRelease of Security Interest
Nov 20, 2025
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The Bank of New York Mellon, as Notes Collateral AgentBausch Health Americas, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Nov 20, 2025
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The Bank of New York Mellon, as Notes Collateral AgentBausch Health US, LLCRelease of Security Interest

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