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US 12,716,088 · App. 18/037,543 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

Method and system for performing a cumulative nucleic acid amplification reaction

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Patent No.
US 12,716,088
App. No.
18/037,543
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Assignments (4)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 8, 2026
From: BIOTHERANOSTICS, INC.; GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED; GEN-PROBE PRODESSE, INC.; CYTYC CORPORATION; SUROS SURGICAL SYSTEMS, INC.; GYNESONICS, INC.; BOLDER SURGICAL, LLC; FAXITRON BIOPTICS, LLC; HEALTH BEACONS, INC.; HOLOGIC, INC.
To: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 075462/0440 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 8, 2026
From: BIOTHERANOSTICS, INC.; GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED; GEN-PROBE PRODESSE, INC.; CYTYC CORPORATION; SUROS SURGICAL SYSTEMS, INC.; GYNESONICS, INC.; BOLDER SURGICAL, LLC; FAXITRON BIOPTICS, LLC; HEALTH BEACONS, INC.; HOLOGIC, INC.
To: CITIBANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 075926/0339 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 15, 2025
From: MOBIDIAG OY
To: GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 070843/0037 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 16, 2023
From: NIINIVAARA, ANNE; SAHARINEN, JUHA; KIRVESKARI, JUHA
To: MOBIDIAG OY
Reel/Frame 065585/0422 →
Priority Claims (1)
FI 20206199 · Nov 24, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240301479A1 · Sep 12, 2024
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