Granted Patent
Utility
US 6,592,515
· Confirmation No. 2617
IMPLANTABLE ARTICLE AND METHOD
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| 2001-08-24 | CLM |
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Inventors
Christopher A. Thierfelder
Minneapolis, MN
John W. Westrum JR.
Prior Lake, MN
Attorneys & Agents of Record
Classification
USPC
600/37
A61F2/0045
A61B17/00234
A61B17/0401
A61B17/06109
A61B2017/00805
A61F2/0036
A61F2/0063
A61F2002/0072
A61F2230/006
A61F2250/0012
A61F2250/0059
A61F2250/0078
Prosecution
- Examiner
- VENIAMINOV, NIKITA R
- Art Unit
- 3736
- Docket No.
- AMS-003
- Confirmation No.
- 2617
Publication
- Pub. No.
- US20020028980A1
- Pub. Date
- 2002-03-07
Patent Term Adjustment
-86days
Parent
Claims priority from a provisional application
→
App. 60/230,647
Filed 2000-09-07
· Provisional Application Expired
Parent
Claims priority from a provisional application
→
App. 60/269,828
Filed 2001-02-20
· Provisional Application Expired
Child
is a Division of
→
App. 13/252,324
· US 8,702,586
Filed 2011-10-04
· Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362
Child
is a Division of
→
App. 13/873,983
· US 8,905,912
Filed 2013-04-30
· Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362
Child
is a Division of
→
App. 10/873,472
· US 7,517,313
Filed 2004-06-22
· Patented Case
Child
is a Division of
→
App. 14/169,586
· US 9,022,921
Filed 2014-01-31
· Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362
Child
is a Division of
→
App. 11/983,412
· US 8,057,382
Filed 2007-11-07
· Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362
Child
is a Division of
→
App. 14/967,730
· US 9,987,113
Filed 2015-12-14
· Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362
Child
is a Division of
→
App. 10/431,719
· US 6,884,212
Filed 2003-05-08
· Patented Case
Child
is a Division of
→
App. 14/532,576
· US 9,211,177
Filed 2014-11-04
· Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362
ACTIENT PHARMACEUTICALS LLC,
ASTORA WOMEN’S HEALTH HOLDINGS, LLC,
ASTORA WOMEN’S HEALTH LLC,
AUXILIUM PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC,
AUXILIUM US HOLDINGS, LLC,
BIOSPECIFICS TECHNOLOGIES CORP.,
BIOSPECIFICS TECHNOLOGIES LLC,
DAVA INTERNATIONAL, LLC,
DAVA PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC,
ENDO GENERIC HOLDINGS, INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS PAR PHARMACEUTICALS COMPANIES, INC.),
ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.,
ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS SOLUTIONS INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS INDEVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.),
GENERICS BIDCO I, LLC,
GENERICS INTERNATIONAL (US), INC.,
PAR PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.,
PAR STERILE PRODUCTS, LLC (FORMERLY KNOWN AS JHP PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC),
QUARTZ SPECIALTY PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC,
SLATE PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC,
VINTAGE PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded 2024-04-26
ACTIENT PHARMACEUTICALS LLC,
ASTORA WOMEN’S HEALTH LLC,
AUXILIUM PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC,
AUXILIUM US HOLDINGS, LLC,
BIOSPECIFICS TECHNOLOGIES CORP.,
BIOSPECIFICS TECHNOLOGIES LLC,
DAVA INTERNATIONAL, LLC,
DAVA PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC,
ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.,
ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS SOLUTIONS INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS INDEVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.),
GENERICS BIDCO I, LLC,
GENERICS INTERNATIONAL (US), INC.,
PAR PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.,
PAR PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES, INC.,
PAR STERILE PRODUCTS, LLC (FORMERLY KNOWN AS JHP PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC),
QUARTZ SPECIALTY PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC,
SLATE PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC,
VINTAGE PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded 2024-04-25
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded 2024-04-23
from
ASTORA WOMEN'S HEALTH LLC,
ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.,
ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS SOLUTIONS INC.,
PAR PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
CONFIRMATORY GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN UNITED STATES PATENTS
Recorded 2021-09-17
SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded 2017-06-08
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNOR NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 037300 FRAME: 0318. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF NAME.
Recorded 2016-09-06
from
AMS RESEARCH, LLC
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded 2016-01-11
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded 2015-08-06
from
AMERICAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.,
AMS RESEARCH CORPORATION,
ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS SOLUTIONS, INC.,
ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.,
LASERSCOPE
GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS
Recorded 2014-03-20
RELEASE OF PATENT SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded 2014-03-03
SECURITY AGREEMENT
Recorded 2011-07-22
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST (SUPERCEEDING RELEASE RECORDED ON JULY 30, 2004 AT REEL/FRAME 015621/0551)
Recorded 2006-07-19
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded 2004-07-30
NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded 2003-06-27
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded 2003-04-24
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded 2001-08-24
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Quick Facts
- Patent No.
- US 6,592,515
- App. No.
- 09/939,282
- Filed
- 2001-08-24
- Granted
- 2003-07-15
- Pub. No.
- US20020028980A1
- Examiner
- VENIAMINOV, NIKITA R
- Art Unit
- 3736
- PTA
- -86 days
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