Term ended Feb 21, 2026 · High confidence
Held by Avent, Inc.
Filed Sep 14, 2010 as application 29/369,841 · Granted Feb 21, 2012
Base term, 14 years from grant
Today
Term ended Feb 21, 2026
2012
2026
Clock starts
Feb 21, 2012
Feb 21, 2012
Term ended
Feb 21, 2026
Feb 21, 2026
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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61
Family applications on record here
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 14 years from grant | Granted Feb 21, 2012 | Feb 21, 2026 | 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 | Feb 21, 2026 | High confidence |
This family
| US D654,584 | this patent Feb 2026 | Feb 2026 |
| US D654,585 | Term ended Feb 2026 | Feb 2026 |
| Application PCT/US2011/045481 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| Application PCT/US2011/051338 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 8,992,488 | In force Oct 2031 | Oct 2031 |
| US D701,304 | In force Mar 2028 | Mar 2028 |
| US D690,007 | In force Sep 2027 | Sep 2027 |
| Application PCT/US2012/053312 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
8 of 61 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 25, 2011 Reel 26176, frame 465 | Costello, Mark Martin; Doherty, Tony; Ingram, Aaron N.; Lair, Anthony C. | Neomed, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 9, 2019 Reel 50320, frame 673 | Neomed, Inc. | Citibank, N.a. | Security Interest |
| Feb 24, 2022 Reel 59242, frame 273 | Neomed, Inc. | Avent, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 24, 2022 Reel 60441, frame 445 | Avent, Inc. | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Jun 30, 2022 Reel 60557, frame 62 | Citibank, N.a. | Avent, Inc.; Avanos Medical Sales, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 30, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | Avent, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 30, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | Avanos Medical Sales, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 28, 2026 Reel 76077, frame 108 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Avent, Inc.; Avanos Medical Sales, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
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