Also listed on Revian, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Jul 28, 2036 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Jul 28, 2036
Why Medium: A parent in the chain could not be resolved.
Held by Know Bio, LLC
Filed Jan 13, 2021 as application 17/148,124 · Granted Aug 26, 2025
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2016
2036
Clock starts
Jul 28, 2016
Jul 28, 2016
Term ends
Jul 28, 2036
Jul 28, 2036
Granted
Aug 26, 2025
Aug 26, 2025
base term
Updated Nov 14, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 14, 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.
0 of 2
Maintenance fees paid
Two maintenance fees can end this term early, the ones due 3.5 and 7.5 years from grant; the third one's grace period runs past the term end. This counts the ones the record shows paid.
62
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. 0 of 2 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: Medium. from the record
How we calculated this date
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Jul 28, 2016, when application 15/222,199, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jan 13, 2021); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row) | Jul 28, 2036 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | A parent in the chain could not be resolved | dated from this application's own claim | Medium 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 | 0 of 2 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jul 28, 2036 | Medium confidence |
This family
| Application 19/618,695 | Pending not computed | not computed |
| US 10,688,315 | In force Aug 2037 | Aug 2037 |
| US 10,525,275 | In force Oct 2037 | Oct 2037 |
| US 10,569,097 | In force Sep 2037 | Sep 2037 |
| US 11,524,173 | In force Jul 2036 | Jul 2036 |
| Application PCT/US2020/034287 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 11,400,309 | In force Aug 2036 | Aug 2036 |
| US 11,617,895 | In force Jul 2036 | Jul 2036 |
8 of 62 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 2022 Reel 59647, frame 138 | Stasko, Nathan; Emerson, David T.; Cockrell, Adam; Hunter, F. Neal; Bergmann, Michael John; McDonald, Rebecca | Know Bio, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 6, 2023 Reel 65467, frame 839 | Medendorp, Nicholas William, JR.; Negley, Gerald H. | Know Bio, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 9, 2024 Reel 67045, frame 750 | Reighard, Katelyn P. | Photonmd, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 9, 2024 Reel 67046, frame 33 | Photonmd, LLC | Photonmd, Inc. | Entity of Conversion |
| Apr 10, 2024 Reel 67061, frame 943 | Photonmd, Inc. | Revian, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Apr 18, 2024 Reel 67155, frame 966 | Revian, Inc. | Know Bio, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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Jul 2036
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Citations
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