US 8,496,006 · Application 12/820,547
US Patent 8,496,006 — assignment history and current owner
Methods And Devices For Passive Residual Lung Volume Reduction And Functional Lung Volume Expansion
Who owns US Patent 8,496,006?
US8496006 ("Methods And Devices For Passive Residual Lung Volume Reduction And Functional Lung Volume Expansion") — current assignee: PULMONX CORPORATION. Status: Expired. 9 recorded USPTO assignments.
Based on recorded USPTO assignment data, the apparent operating assignee of US Patent 8,496,006 is PULMONX CORPORATION. Based on the most recent ownership transfer record (recorded 2010-07-20).
- Patent title
- Methods And Devices For Passive Residual Lung Volume Reduction And Functional Lung Volume Expansion
- Application number
- 12/820,547
- Apparent operating assignee
- PULMONX CORPORATION
- Patent status
- Expired
- Recorded assignments
- 9
Note: a security interest appears active (PERCEPTIVE CREDIT HOLDINGS V, LP, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT) with no recorded release. Security interests reflect financing arrangements, not operating ownership.
Recorded assignment history
| Executed | Recorded | Conveyance | Assignor(s) | Assignee(s) | Reel/frame |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2010 | Jul 20, 2010 | Ownership Transfer | ALJURI, NIKOLAI; PERKINS, RODNEY C.; BEYHAN, NIYAZI | PULMONX CORPORATION | 24711/862 |
| May 15, 2017 | May 15, 2017 | Security Interest | PULMONX CORPORATION | OXFORD FINANCE LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT | 42466/349 |
| May 15, 2017 | Jul 26, 2017 | Security Interest | PULMONX CORPORATION | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | 43349/725 |
| Feb 20, 2020 | Mar 2, 2020 | Security Interest | PULMONX CORPORATION | CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE | 52916/213 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Release of Security Interest | OXFORD FINANCE LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT | PULMONX CORPORATION | 53952/44 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Release of Security Interest | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | PULMONX CORPORATION | 53953/548 |
| Jan 26, 2026 | Jan 27, 2026 | Security Interest | PULMONX CORPORATION | CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE | 74570/1 |
| Mar 2, 2026 | Mar 2, 2026 | Security Interest | PULMONX CORPORATION | PERCEPTIVE CREDIT HOLDINGS V, LP, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT | 75012/453 |
| Mar 2, 2026 | Mar 4, 2026 | Release of Security Interest | CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE | PULMONX CORPORATION | 75028/274 |
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Chain of title
In 2010, ALJURI, NIKOLAI; PERKINS, RODNEY C. (+1 more) assigned the patent to PULMONX CORPORATION. In 2026, PERCEPTIVE CREDIT HOLDINGS V, LP, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT recorded a security interest; this reflects a financing arrangement, not a change in operating ownership.
Apparent recorded rights summary — disclaimer
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