Term ends Sep 21, 2039 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Sep 21, 2039
Held by Lumithera Diagnostics, Inc.
Filed Sep 21, 2019 as application 16/578,286 · Granted Jun 2, 2020
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2019
2039
Clock starts
Sep 21, 2019
Sep 21, 2019
Term ends
Sep 21, 2039
Sep 21, 2039
Granted
Jun 2, 2020
Jun 2, 2020
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.
1 of 3
Maintenance fees paid
Three maintenance fees fall due, at 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years from grant. This counts the ones the record shows paid.
30
Family applications on record here
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. 1 of 3 maintenance fees is paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Sep 21, 2019, when this application, 16/578,286, was filed | Sep 21, 2039 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | None on record | no cap applied | High confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 1 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Sep 21, 2039 | High confidence |
This family
| Application PCT/US2008/002095 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 8,795,191 | In force Feb 2031 | Feb 2031 |
| US 10,779,722 | In force Apr 2028 | Apr 2028 |
| US D918,903 | In force May 2036 | May 2036 |
| US D918,904 | In force May 2036 | May 2036 |
| US 10,667,683 | this patent Sep 2039 | Sep 2039 |
| US 11,089,954 | In force Sep 2039 | Sep 2039 |
| US D929,595 | In force Aug 2036 | Aug 2036 |
8 of 30 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
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.
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 2019 Reel 51181, frame 4 | Jackson, Gregory R.; Beecher, David E.; Orr, David E.; Jones, Frank | Maculogix, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 5, 2019 Reel 51187, frame 332 | Jackson, Gregory R.; Beecher, David E.; Orr, David E.; Jones, Frank | Maculogix, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 5, 2019 Reel 51187, frame 341 | Jackson, Gregory R.; Beecher, David E.; Smith, Nathan; Orr, David E. | Maculogix, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 4, 2020 Reel 54299, frame 820 | Maculogix, Inc. | Horizon Technology Finance Corporation, as Agent | Third Amendment to Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Nov 4, 2020 Reel 54300, frame 179 | Maculogix, Inc. | Silicon Valley Bank | Third Amendment to Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Jan 28, 2021 Reel 55062, frame 690 | Jackson, Gregory R.; Beecher, David E.; Orr, David E.; Jones, Frank; Smith, Nathan | Maculogix, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 28, 2021 Reel 55062, frame 761 | Maculogix, Inc. | The UAB Research Foundation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 28, 2021 Reel 55062, frame 886 | The UAB Research Foundation | Maculogix, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 3, 2022 Reel 59317, frame 532 | Maculogix, Inc. | Horizon Technology Finance Corporation, as Agent | Fourth Amendment to Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Mar 9, 2022 Reel 59356, frame 212 | Maculogix, Inc. | Fisk Ventures II, LP | Security Interest |
| Nov 23, 2022 Reel 61861, frame 246 | Maculogix, Inc. | Mlogix (ABC), LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 28, 2022 Reel 61890, frame 667 | Mlogix (ABC), LLC | Retinadx, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 20, 2022 Reel 62184, frame 239 | Retinadx, Inc. | Lumithera Diagnostics, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Jul 25, 2024 Reel 68149, frame 266 | Lumithera Diagnostics, Inc. | McDermott Will & Emery LLP | Lien |
| Apr 29, 2025 Reel 71111, frame 570 | McDermott Will & Emery LLP | Lumithera Diagnostics, Inc. | Release of Notice of Lien |
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Sep 2039
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