Collateral for a security interest recorded Mar 16, 2026 (Wilmington Trust, National Association).
Term ends Oct 21, 2030 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Apr 7, 2028
Held by OptiNose Inc.
Filed Apr 30, 2010 as application 12/594,365 · Granted May 16, 2017
Base term plus 927 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2008
2030
Clock starts
Apr 7, 2008
Apr 7, 2008
Term ends
Oct 21, 2030
Oct 21, 2030
Granted
May 16, 2017
May 16, 2017
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
927
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
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.
7
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 927 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. 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.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Apr 7, 2008, when application PCT/GB2008/001226, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Apr 30, 2010) | Apr 7, 2028 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +927 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Oct 21, 2030 | 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 | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Oct 21, 2030 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,649,456 | this patent Oct 2030 | Oct 2030 |
| US 8,875,704 | In force Apr 2028 | Apr 2028 |
| Application 14/842,772 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 10,722,667 | In force Dec 2028 | Dec 2028 |
| Application 16/939,694 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| Application 18/643,434 | Pending not computed | not computed |
6 of 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2009 Reel 23489, frame 664 | Djupesland, Per Gisle; Hafner, Roderick Peter | OptiNose As | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 14, 2017 Reel 42702, frame 692 | Djupesland, Per Gisle; Hafner, Roderick Peter | OptiNose As | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 29, 2017 Reel 44976, frame 505 | OptiNose As | Athyrium Opportunities III Acquisition LP | Security Interest |
| Sep 13, 2019 Reel 50371, frame 894 | Athyrium Opportunities III Acquisition LP | OptiNose As | Release of Security Agreement Recorded at Reel 044976 Frame 0505 |
| Sep 13, 2019 Reel 50371, frame 913 | OptiNose As | Biopharma Credit PLC, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Sep 27, 2022 Reel 61546, frame 424 | OptiNose As | OptiNose Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 8, 2025 Reel 69847, frame 400 | OptiNose, Inc. | OptiNose, Inc. | Change of Address |
| May 21, 2025 Reel 71547, frame 979 | Biopharma Credit PLC, as Collateral Agent | OptiNose Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 22, 2025 Reel 71337, frame 132 | OptiNose, Inc. | Oaktree Fund Administration, LLC | Security Interest |
| Mar 16, 2026 Reel 75111, frame 18 | OptiNose, Inc. | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Administrative Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Mar 17, 2026 Reel 75101, frame 804 | Oaktree Fund Administration, LLC | OptiNose, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel/Frame 71337/0132 |
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What's changing
Oct 2030
Term ends Oct 21, 2030. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 927 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
113
later US patents cite this one
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