Granted Patent
Utility
US 6,689,975
· Confirmation No. 6487
FOOT CONTROLLER INCLUDING MULTIPLE SWITCH ARRANGEMENT WITH HEEL OPERATED DOOR TYPE SWITCH ACTUATOR
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| 2005-06-27 | EBCC.AD |
Notice of Change of Address Place in File Wrapper Due to Electronic Business Center(EBC) Customer Number Update | 1 | View | |
| 2003-10-20 | IDS |
Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08) | 4 | View | |
| 2003-10-20 | LET. |
Miscellaneous Incoming Letter | 2 | View | |
| 2003-10-20 | FOR |
Foreign Reference | 64 | View | |
| 2003-10-20 | FOR |
Foreign Reference | 8 | View | |
| 2003-08-01 | LET. |
Miscellaneous Incoming Letter | 3 | View | |
| 2003-08-01 | DRW |
Drawings-only black and white line drawings | 3 | View | |
| 2003-08-01 | IFEE |
Issue Fee Payment (PTO-85B) | 1 | View | |
| 2003-08-01 | LET. |
Miscellaneous Incoming Letter | 2 | View | |
| 2001-12-19 | TRNA |
Transmittal of New Application | 5 | View | |
| 2001-12-19 | SPEC |
Specification | 7 | View | |
| 2001-12-19 | CLM |
Claims | 1 | View | |
| 2001-12-19 | ABST |
Abstract | 1 | View | |
| 2001-12-19 | DRW |
Drawings-only black and white line drawings | 3 | View | |
| 2001-12-19 | OATH |
Oath or Declaration filed | 3 | View | |
| 2001-12-19 | LET. |
Miscellaneous Incoming Letter | 1 | View |
Inventors
Michael E. Metzler
Eden Prairie, MN
Merlin Hall
Wildwood, MO
Attorneys & Agents of Record
Classification
USPC
200/86.5
A61F9/00
A61B2017/00973
Prosecution
- Examiner
- SCOTT, JAMES R
- Art Unit
- 2832
- Customer No.
- 23702
- Docket No.
- P02403
- Confirmation No.
- 6487
Publication
- Pub. No.
- US20030132092A1
- Pub. Date
- 2003-07-17
Patent Term Adjustment
-151days
ATON PHARMA, INC.,
BAUSCH & LOMB INCORPORATED,
BAUSCH & LOMB PHARMA HOLDINGS CORP.,
COMMONWEALTH LABORATORIES, LLC,
DOW PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES, INC.,
ECR PHARMACEUTICALS CO., INC.,
LABORATOIRE CHAUVIN S.A.S.,
MEDICIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION,
ONPHARMA INC.,
ORAPHARMA, INC.,
PRECISION DERMATOLOGY, INC.,
SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, LTD.,
SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.,
SANTARUS, INC.,
SOLTA MEDICAL, INC.,
SYNERGETICS USA, INC.,
TECHNOLAS PERFECT VISION GMBH,
VALEANT CANADA LP,
VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL,
VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL, INC.,
VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS NORTH AMERICA LLC,
WIRRA IP PTY LIMITED,
VALEANT PHARMA POLAND SP. Z O.O.,
VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS LUXEMBOURG S.A R.L.,
VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS IRELAND LIMITED
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded 2025-11-20
BAUSCH HEALTH AMERICAS, INC.,
BAUSCH & LOMB INCORPORATED,
BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC,
SOLTA MEDICAL, INC.,
MEDICIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION,
SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.,
SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, LTD.,
SANTARUS, INC.,
ORAPHARMA, INC.,
PRECISION DERMATOLOGY, INC.
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded 2025-11-20
BAUSCH & LOMB INCORPORATED,
BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC,
SOLTA MEDICAL, INC.,
MEDICIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION,
SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.,
SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, LTD.,
SANTARUS, INC.,
ORAPHARMA, INC.,
PRECISION DERMATOLOGY, INC.,
BAUSCH HEALTH AMERICAS, INC.
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded 2025-11-20
ASSIGNMENT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (059913/0548)
Recorded 2025-08-14
SOLTA MEDICAL, INC.,
PRECISION DERMATOLOGY, INC.,
BAUSCH HEALTH IRELAND LIMITED (F/K/A/ VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS IRELAND LIMITED),
SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.,
SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, LTD,
SANTARUS, INC.,
MEDICIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION,
HUMAX PHARMACEUTICAL S.A.,
SOLTA MEDICAL IRELAND LIMITED,
BAUSCH & LOMB MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V.,
BAUSCH+LOMB OPS B.V.,
BAUSCH HEALTH AMERICAS, INC.,
BAUSCH HEALTH COMPANIES INC.,
BAUSCH HEALTH HOLDCO LIMITED,
BAUSCH HEALTH MAGYARORSZAG KFT (A/K/A BAUSCH HEALTH HUNGARY LLC),
BAUSCH HEALTH POLAND SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA (F/K/A VALEANT PHARMA POLAND SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA),
BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC,
BAUSCH HEALTH, CANADA INC. / SANTE BAUSCH, CANADA INC.,
ICN POLFA RZESZOW SPOLKA AKCYJNA (A/K/A ICN POLFA RZESZOW S.A.),
ORAPHARMA, INC.,
PRZEDSIEBIORSTWO FARMACEUTYCZNE JELFA SPOLKA AKCYJNA (A/K/A PRZEDSIEBIORSTWO FARMACEUTYCZNE JELFA S.A.),
SOLTA MEDICAL DUTCH HOLDINGS B.V.,
V-BAC HOLDING CORP.,
VRX HOLDCO LLC,
1261229 B.C. LTD.,
1530065 B.C. LTD.
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded 2025-04-08
OMNIBUS PATENT SECURITY RELEASE AGREEMENT (REEL/FRAME 043251/0932)
Recorded 2022-11-02
BAUSCH & LOMB INCORPORATED,
LABORATOIRE CHAUVIN S.A.S.,
TECHNOLAS PERFECT VISION GMBH,
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
OMNIBUS PATENT SECURITY RELEASE AGREEMENT (REEL/FRAME 045444/0634)
Recorded 2022-11-02
BAUSCH & LOMB INCORPORATED,
BAUSCH HEALTH COMPANIES INC.,
TECHNOLAS PERFECT VISION GMBH,
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
OMNIBUS PATENT SECURITY RELEASE AGREEMENT (REEL/FRAME 048556/0758)
Recorded 2022-11-02
OMNIBUS PATENT SECURITY RELEASE AGREEMENT (REEL/FRAME 056811/0814)
Recorded 2022-11-02
OMNIBUS PATENT SECURITY RELEASE AGREEMENT (REEL/FRAME 059121/0001)
Recorded 2022-11-02
from
BARCLAYS BANK PLC
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN SPECIFIED PATENTS (REEL/FRAME 034749/0689)
Recorded 2022-10-26
from
BARCLAYS BANK PLC
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN SPECIFIED PATENTS (REEL/FRAME 031156/0508)
Recorded 2022-10-26
BAUSCH & LOMB INCORPORATED,
TECHNOLAS PERFECT VISION GMBH,
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES,
PF CONSUMER HEALTHCARE 1 LLC,
LABORATOIRE CHAUVIN S.A.S.
from
BARCLAYS BANK PLC
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN SPECIFIED PATENTS (REEL/FRAME 045444/0299)
Recorded 2022-10-26
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT
Recorded 2022-05-10
from
BAUSCH & LOMB INCORPORATED,
BAUSCH HEALTH AMERICAS, INC.,
BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC,
MEDICIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION,
ORAPHARMA, INC.,
PRECISION DERMATOLOGY, INC.,
SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.,
SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, LTD.,
SANTARUS, INC.,
SOLTA MEDICAL, INC.
SECURITY AGREEMENT
Recorded 2022-02-10
from
BAUSCH & LOMB INCORPORATED,
BAUSCH HEALTH AMERICAS, INC.,
BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC,
MEDICIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION,
ORAPHARMA, INC.,
PRECISION DERMATOLOGY, INC.,
SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.,
SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, LTD.,
SANTARUS, INC.,
SOLTA MEDICAL, INC.
SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded 2021-06-08
from
BAUSCH & LOMB INCORPORATED,
BAUSCH HEALTH AMERICAS, INC.,
BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC,
MEDICIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION,
ORAPHARMA, INC.,
PRECISION DERMATOLOGY, INC.,
SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.,
SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, LTD.,
SANTARUS, INC.,
SOLTA MEDICAL, INC.
SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded 2019-03-11
from
ATON PHARMA, INC.,
BAUSCH & LOMB INCORPORATED,
BAUSCH & LOMB PHARMA HOLDINGS CORP.,
COMMONWEALTH LABORATORIES, LLC,
DOW PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES, INC.,
ECR PHARMACEUTICALS CO., INC.,
LABORATOIRE CHAUVIN S.A.S.,
MEDICIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION,
ONPHARMA INC.,
ORAPHARMA, INC.,
PRECISION DERMATOLOGY, INC.,
SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.,
SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, LTD.,
SANTARUS, INC.,
SOLTA MEDICAL, INC.,
SYNERGETICS USA, INC.,
TECHNOLAS PERFECT VISION GMBH,
VALEANT CANADA LP,
VALEANT PHARMA POLAND SP. Z O.O.,
VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL,
VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL, INC.,
VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS IRELAND LIMITED,
VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS LUXEMBOURG S.A R.L.,
VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS NORTH AMERICA LLC,
WIRRA IP PTY LIMITED
SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded 2018-02-26
from
ATON PHARMA, INC.,
BAUSCH & LOMB INCORPORATED,
BAUSCH & LOMB PHARMA HOLDINGS CORP.,
COMMONWEALTH LABORATORIES, LLC,
DOW PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES, INC.,
ECR PHARMACEUTICALS CO., INC.,
LABORATOIRE CHAUVIN S.A.S.,
MEDICIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION,
ONPHARMA INC.,
ORAPHARMA, INC.,
PRECISION DERMATOLOGY, INC.,
SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.,
SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, LTD.,
SANTARUS, INC.,
SOLTA MEDICAL, INC.,
SYNERGETICS USA, INC.,
TECHNOLAS PERFECT VISION GMBH,
VALEANT CANADA LP,
VALEANT PHARMA POLAND SP. Z O.O.,
VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL,
VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL, INC.,
VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS IRELAND LIMITED,
VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS LUXEMBOURG S.A R.L.,
VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS NORTH AMERICA LLC,
WIRRA IP PTY LIMITED
SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded 2018-02-26
NOTICE OF SUCCESSION OF AGENCY
Recorded 2015-01-09
SECURITY AGREEMENT
Recorded 2013-09-04
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded 2013-08-13
SECURITY AGREEMENT
Recorded 2012-08-06
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded 2012-08-05
from
B & L DOMESTIC HOLDINGS CORP.,
B&L CRL INC.,
B&L CRL PARTNERS L.P.,
B&L FINANCIAL HOLDINGS CORP.,
B&L MINORITY DUTCH HOLDINGS LLC,
B&L SPAF INC.,
B&L VPLEX HOLDINGS, INC.,
BAUSCH & LOMB CHINA, INC.,
BAUSCH & LOMB INCORPORATED,
BAUSCH & LOMB INTERNATIONAL INC.,
BAUSCH & LOMB REALTY CORPORATION,
BAUSCH & LOMB SOUTH ASIA, INC.,
BAUSCH & LOMB TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION,
IOLAB CORPORATION,
RHC HOLDINGS, INC.,
SIGHT SAVERS, INC.,
WILMINGTON MANAGEMENT CORP.,
WILMINGTON PARTNERS L.P.,
WP PRISM INC.
SECURITY AGREEMENT
Recorded 2008-03-26
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded 2002-03-22
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Quick Facts
- Patent No.
- US 6,689,975
- App. No.
- 10/025,424
- Filed
- 2001-12-19
- Granted
- 2004-02-10
- Pub. No.
- US20030132092A1
- Examiner
- SCOTT, JAMES R
- Art Unit
- 2832
- PTA
- -151 days
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