Granted Patent
Utility
US 18,968,288
· Confirmation No. 9304
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Inventor:
Richard E. Gildersleeve
Applicant:
DJO, LLC
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Inventors
Richard E. Gildersleeve
Carlsbad, CA
Attorneys & Agents of Record
Classification
USPC
602/16
A61F5/0123
A61F5/0125
A61B5/1121
A61B5/4528
A61F2005/0139
A61F2005/0144
Prosecution
- Examiner
- MILLER, DANIEL A
- Art Unit
- 3786
- Customer No.
- 153904
- Docket No.
- DJOLC.186C2
- Confirmation No.
- 9304
Publication
- Pub. No.
- US20250241777A1
- Pub. Date
- 2025-07-31
Parent
is a Continuation of
→
App. 18/815,380
Filed 2024-08-26
· Abandoned -- Failure to Respond to an Office Action
Parent
is a Continuation of
→
App. 17/154,858
· US 12,102,549
Filed 2021-01-21
· Patented Case
Parent
Claims priority from a provisional application
→
App. 62/964,325
Filed 2020-01-22
· Provisional Application Expired
from
DJO, LLC,
EMPI INC.,
ENCORE MEDICAL, L.P.,
LIMA USA, INC.,
LITECURE, LLC,
MEDSHAPE, INC.,
TRILLIANT SURGICAL, LLC
SUPPLEMENTAL CONFIRMATORY GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN UNITED STATES PATENTS
Recorded 2025-12-08
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Quick Facts
- App. No.
- 18/968,288
- Filed
- 2024-12-04
- Pub. No.
- US20250241777A1
- Examiner
- MILLER, DANIEL A
- Art Unit
- 3786
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