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Systems and Methods for Cable-Based Tissue Removal

US 10,039,555 In force (reinstated)
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Term ends Jul 24, 2029 · High confidence

Filed Feb 24, 2014 as application 14/188,585 · Granted Aug 7, 2018
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2009 2029
Clock starts
Jul 24, 2009
Term ends
Jul 24, 2029
Granted
Aug 7, 2018
base term fee events Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
2 of 2
Maintenance fees paid
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This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. 2 of 2 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record

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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Jul 24, 2009, when application 12/509,356, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Feb 24, 2014)Jul 24, 2029High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events2 of 2 maintenance fees paidIn force (reinstated)High confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderJul 24, 2029High confidence

This family

Application 12/509,356Abandoned
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US 9,168,047In force
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Application PCT/US2010/029826PCT application
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Application PCT/US2010/031495PCT application
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US 9,226,763Lapsed on the fee record
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US 8,343,179In force (reinstated)
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US 8,657,839In force (reinstated)
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US 10,039,555this patent
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Assignments

Assignment documents as recorded at the USPTO, oldest first, with the reel and frame each was recorded at. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership, and the absence of a later one is not evidence that the last one still stands.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Jun 22, 2018
Reel 46413, frame 616
Spine View, Inc.Spine View (ABC) LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Jun 22, 2018
Reel 46413, frame 737
Spine View (ABC) LLCExpanding Innovations, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Dec 5, 2022
Reel 61978, frame 589
To, John T; Zaretzka, Dan; Nguyen, Hiep; Chin, Singfatt; May, RobertSpine View, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest

Sources

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