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System For Controlling Medical Devices

The patents

USPTO status
Abandoned -- Failure to Respond to an Office Action
Filed
31 January 2013
Published
8 August 2013
USPTO status
Patented Case
Filed
11 February 2017
Granted
5 May 2020
Estimated expiration
25 December 2034
Continuation-in-part of
US20130204145A1

Estimated expiration: An estimate from Google Patents, read 9 October 2026. Fees, terminal disclaimers and later events can change it, and it is not legal advice.

How the patents relate

As the registry states each relation: a continuation keeps the parent's specification with new claims, a divisional takes claims split out of the parent, and a continuation-in-part adds new matter.

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Every filing in the registry

Provisional applications included. Each filing links to its USPTO record, so its status can be checked against the source.

  1. Application 61594224USPTO record

    Filed 2 February 2012

    Provisional Application Expired, 3 February 2013

  2. Application 13756445US20130204145A1USPTO record

    Filed 31 January 2013Published 8 August 2013

    Abandoned -- Failure to Respond to an Office Action, 30 May 2017Examiner HEIN, DEVIN C, art unit 3686Claims priority from 61594224

  3. Application 15430461US10638999B2USPTO record

    Filed 11 February 2017Published 1 June 2017Granted 5 May 2020

    Patented Case, 15 April 2020Examiner HEIN, DEVIN C, art unit 3686Claims priority from 13756445, 61594224

  4. Application 16835258US11006920B2USPTO record

    Filed 30 March 2020Published 16 July 2020Granted 18 May 2021

    Patented Case, 28 April 2021Examiner HEIN, DEVIN C, art unit 3686Claims priority from 15430461, 13756445, 61594224

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Questions

Is the System For Controlling Medical Devices family available for licensing or purchase?

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Which patents are in the System For Controlling Medical Devices family?

US20130204145A1, US10638999B2, US11006920B2

What is the status of the System For Controlling Medical Devices family?

Granted, according to the USPTO record read 27 September 2026. Each patent's own status is on its page.