Term ended Nov 22, 2025 · High confidence
Held by GE Precision Healthcare LLC
Filed Dec 9, 2009 as application 29/351,665 · Granted Nov 22, 2011
Base term, 14 years from grant
Today
Term ended Nov 22, 2025
2011
2026
Clock starts
Nov 22, 2011
Nov 22, 2011
Term ended
Nov 22, 2025
Nov 22, 2025
base term
after the term ends
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
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Terminal disclaimer
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14 years from grant
Base term
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 14 years from grant | Granted Nov 22, 2011 | Nov 22, 2025 | 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 | None on record | no cap applied | High confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Nov 22, 2025 | High confidence |
This family
| US D649,240 | this patent Nov 2025 | Nov 2025 |
| US 9,388,929 | In force Jan 2032 | Jan 2032 |
| US D783,815 | In force Apr 2032 | Apr 2032 |
| US D785,790 | In force May 2032 | May 2032 |
| US 10,001,236 | In force Dec 2029 | Dec 2029 |
| US 9,732,891 | In force Dec 2029 | Dec 2029 |
| US 10,711,930 | In force Nov 2031 | Nov 2031 |
| Application PCT/US2017/058663 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
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Assignments
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| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 2009 Reel 23628, frame 992 | Lewis, Peter; Narayanan, Ravikumar; Cairns, Richard W.; Phipps, Riley M. | Value Plastics, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 11, 2012 Reel 28198, frame 51 | Value Plastics, Inc. | Nordson Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 9, 2016 Reel 40699, frame 205 | Nordson Corporation | General Electric Company | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 8, 2025 Reel 71225, frame 218 | General Electric Company | GE Precision Healthcare LLC | Nunc Pro Tunc Assignment |
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Citations
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