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US 6,767,347 · Confirmation No. 8152

CATHETER FOR DELIVERY OF ENERGY TO A SURGICAL SITE

Inventors: Hugh R. Sharkey, Joel Saal, Jeffrey A. Saal, John E. Ashley

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	2001-02-01	`A.PE`	Preliminary Amendment	6	View
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Inventors

Hugh R. Sharkey Menlo Park, CA

Joel Saal Portola Valley, CA

Jeffrey A. Saal Portola Valley, CA

John E. Ashley San Francisco, CA

Attorneys & Agents of Record

WILLIAM HARE Reg. 44739 Attorney · MCNEELY, HARE & WAR, LLP

SCOTT BOALICK Reg. 42337 Attorney · USPTO

JOHN HAYDEN Reg. 37640 Attorney · FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.

PETER DEVLIN Reg. 31753 Attorney · FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.

BRIAN DORINI Reg. 43594 Attorney

HAROLD FOX Reg. 41498 Attorney · HONIGMAN LLP

DIANA DIBERARDINO Reg. 45653 Attorney · DIBERARDINO MCGOVERN IP GROUP LLC

ANDREW BODENDORF Reg. 39537 Attorney · UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

PHYLLIS KRISTAL Reg. 38524 Attorney · FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.

KURT GLITZENSTEIN Reg. 39686 Attorney · FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.

RICHARD STERBA Reg. 43162 Attorney · FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.

MARK GORMAN Reg. 43641 Attorney · SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.

LAWRENCE KOLODNEY Reg. 43807 Attorney · FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.

TIMOTHY RIFFE Reg. 43881 Attorney · FISH & RICHARDSON, PC

PAUL REVIS Reg. 45040 Attorney · SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.

KRISTIN CRALL Reg. 46895 Attorney · SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.

ROBERTO DEVOTO Reg. 55108 Attorney · FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.

NORMAN HAINER Reg. 55239 Attorney · SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.

NICHOLAS JEPSEN Reg. 59567 Attorney · FISH & RICHARDSON, P.C.

KATE TETZLAFF Reg. 59772 Agent

DAVID HOLT Reg. 65161 Agent · FISH & RICHARDSON, P.C.

Classification

USPC 606/41

Prosecution

Examiner: PEFFLEY, MICHAEL F
Art Unit: 3739
Customer No.: 26166
Confirmation No.: 8152

Publication

Pub. No.: US20010031963A1
Pub. Date: 2001-10-18

Patent Term Adjustment

-149days

Parent is a Division of

App. 09/272,806 · US 6,258,086

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Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

App. 60/078,545

Filed 1998-03-19 · Provisional Application Expired

Parent is a Continuation in-part of

App. 08/881,527 · US 5,980,504

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Parent is a Continuation in-part of

App. 08/881,525 · US 6,122,549

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Parent is a Continuation in-part of

App. 08/881,692 · US 6,073,051

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Parent is a Continuation in-part of

App. 08/881,693 · US 6,007,570

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Parent is a Continuation in-part of

App. 08/881,694 · US 6,095,149

Filed 1997-06-24 · Patented Case

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

App. 60/047,820

Filed 1997-05-28 · Provisional Application Expired

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

App. 60/047,841

Filed 1997-05-28 · Provisional Application Expired

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

App. 60/047,818

Filed 1997-05-28 · Provisional Application Expired

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

App. 60/047,848

Filed 1997-05-28 · Provisional Application Expired

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

App. 60/045,941

Filed 1997-05-08 · Provisional Application Expired

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

App. 60/029,734

Filed 1996-10-23 · Provisional Application Expired

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

App. 60/029,735

Filed 1996-10-23 · Provisional Application Expired

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

App. 60/029,600

Filed 1996-10-23 · Provisional Application Expired

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

App. 60/029,602

Filed 1996-10-23 · Provisional Application Expired

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

App. 60/047,820

Filed 1997-05-28 · Provisional Application Expired

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

App. 60/047,841

Filed 1997-05-28 · Provisional Application Expired

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

App. 60/047,818

Filed 1997-05-28 · Provisional Application Expired

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

App. 60/047,848

Filed 1997-05-28 · Provisional Application Expired

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

App. 60/045,941

Filed 1997-05-08 · Provisional Application Expired

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

App. 60/029,734

Filed 1996-10-23 · Provisional Application Expired

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

App. 60/029,735

Filed 1996-10-23 · Provisional Application Expired

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

App. 60/029,600

Filed 1996-10-23 · Provisional Application Expired

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

App. 60/029,602

Filed 1996-10-23 · Provisional Application Expired

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

App. 60/047,820

Filed 1997-05-28 · Provisional Application Expired

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

App. 60/047,841

Filed 1997-05-28 · Provisional Application Expired

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

App. 60/047,818

Filed 1997-05-28 · Provisional Application Expired

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

App. 60/047,848

Filed 1997-05-28 · Provisional Application Expired

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

App. 60/045,941

Filed 1997-05-08 · Provisional Application Expired

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

App. 60/029,734

Filed 1996-10-23 · Provisional Application Expired

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

App. 60/029,735

Filed 1996-10-23 · Provisional Application Expired

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

App. 60/029,600

Filed 1996-10-23 · Provisional Application Expired

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

App. 60/029,602

Filed 1996-10-23 · Provisional Application Expired

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

App. 60/047,820

Filed 1997-05-28 · Provisional Application Expired

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

App. 60/047,841

Filed 1997-05-28 · Provisional Application Expired

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

App. 60/047,818

Filed 1997-05-28 · Provisional Application Expired

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

App. 60/047,848

Filed 1997-05-28 · Provisional Application Expired

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

App. 60/045,941

Filed 1997-05-08 · Provisional Application Expired

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

App. 60/029,734

Filed 1996-10-23 · Provisional Application Expired

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

App. 60/029,735

Filed 1996-10-23 · Provisional Application Expired

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

App. 60/029,600

Filed 1996-10-23 · Provisional Application Expired

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

App. 60/029,602

Filed 1996-10-23 · Provisional Application Expired

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

App. 60/047,820

Filed 1997-05-28 · Provisional Application Expired

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

App. 60/047,841

Filed 1997-05-28 · Provisional Application Expired

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

App. 60/047,818

Filed 1997-05-28 · Provisional Application Expired

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

App. 60/047,848

Filed 1997-05-28 · Provisional Application Expired

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

App. 60/045,941

Filed 1997-05-08 · Provisional Application Expired

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

App. 60/029,734

Filed 1996-10-23 · Provisional Application Expired

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

App. 60/029,735

Filed 1996-10-23 · Provisional Application Expired

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

App. 60/029,600

Filed 1996-10-23 · Provisional Application Expired

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

App. 60/029,602

Filed 1996-10-23 · Provisional Application Expired

Child is a Continuation of

App. 11/930,783 · US 8,082,043

Filed 2007-10-31 · Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362

Child is a Continuation in-part of

App. 10/712,007 · US 7,282,061

Filed 2003-11-14 · Patented Case

Child is a Continuation of

App. 11/931,057

Filed 2007-10-31 · Abandoned -- Failure to Respond to an Office Action

Child is a Continuation in-part of

App. 11/930,813 · US 7,647,123

Filed 2007-10-31 · Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362

Child is a Continuation in-part of

App. 11/872,517

Filed 2007-10-15 · Abandoned -- Failure to Respond to an Office Action

Child is a Continuation in-part of

App. 10/712,006 · US 7,400,930

Filed 2003-11-14 · Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362

Child is a Continuation in-part of

App. 10/712,063 · US 7,267,683

Filed 2003-11-14 · Patented Case

Child is a Continuation in-part of

App. 11/872,482

Filed 2007-10-15 · Abandoned -- Failure to Respond to an Office Action

Child is a Continuation of

App. 10/898,671 · US 7,309,336

Filed 2004-07-26 · Patented Case

Child is a Continuation in-part of

App. 11/929,644 · US 8,128,619

Filed 2007-10-30 · Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362

NEUROTHERM, INC.

from MADISON CAPITAL FUNDING LLC, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded 2014-08-06

033483/0265 →

MADISON CAPITAL FUNDING LLC, AS AGENT

from NEUROTHERM, INC.

SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded 2011-02-03

025736/0482 →

RBS CITIZENS, N.A.

from NEUROTHERM, INC.

SECURITY INTEREST Recorded 2011-01-25

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NEUROTHERM, INC.

from ORATEC INTERVENTIONS, INC.

ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded 2010-05-11

024358/0917 →

ORATEC INTERVENTIONS, INC.

from ASHLEY, JOHN E., SHARKEY, HUGH R., SAAL, JEFFREY A., SAAL, JOEL

ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded 2001-05-24

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Quick Facts

Patent No.: US 6,767,347
App. No.: 09/776,231
Filed: 2001-02-01
Granted: 2004-07-27
Pub. No.: US20010031963A1
Examiner: PEFFLEY, MICHAEL F
Art Unit: 3739
PTA: -149 days

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