Also listed on Bioness Neuromodulation Ltd., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Aug 13, 2026 (Horizon Technology Finance Corporation).
Term ends May 5, 2029 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Apr 27, 2026
Held by Bioness Medical, Inc.
Filed Apr 27, 2006 as application 11/380,430 · Granted Mar 1, 2011
Base term plus 1104 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2006
2029
Clock starts
Apr 27, 2006
Apr 27, 2006
Term ends
May 5, 2029
May 5, 2029
Granted
Mar 1, 2011
Mar 1, 2011
base term
patent term adjustment
fee events
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
1,104
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
3 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.
18
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 runs 1104 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: High. from the record
How we calculated this date
One row per rule, each showing its own input and what it did to the date. A step we could not verify says so instead of resolving itself.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Apr 27, 2006, when this application, 11/380,430, was filed | Apr 27, 2026 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +1104 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | May 5, 2029 | 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 | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | May 5, 2029 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,899,556 | this patent May 2029 | May 2029 |
| US 7,632,239 | Term ended Oct 2026 | Oct 2026 |
| US 8,209,022 | In force May 2029 | May 2029 |
| US 8,788,049 | In force Nov 2030 | Nov 2030 |
| US 8,382,688 | In force Jan 2027 | Jan 2027 |
| US 8,209,036 | Term ended Apr 2026 | Apr 2026 |
| US 8,694,110 | Term ended Apr 2026 | Apr 2026 |
| US 8,972,017 | Term ended Apr 2026 | Apr 2026 |
8 of 18 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 27, 2006 Reel 17535, frame 19 | Nathan, Roger; Dar, Amit; Bar-or, Jonathan | N.E.S.S. Neuromuscular Stimulation Systems Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 29, 2006 Reel 18694, frame 863 | Miller, Larry J.; Bolleter, David S.; Titkemeyer, Robert W.; Schwimmer, Charles M. | Vidacare Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 13, 2008 Reel 21383, frame 63 | Ness Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Systems, Ltd. | Bioness Neuromodulation Ltd. | Change of Name |
| Jan 13, 2009 Reel 22098, frame 546 | Dar, Amit; Bar-or, Jonathan | Bioness Neuromodulation Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 13, 2009 Reel 22098, frame 649 | Nathan, Roger | Bioness Neuromodulation Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 7, 2026 Reel 75571, frame 61 | Bioness Neuromodulation Ltd. | Bioness Medical, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 13, 2026 Reel 76218, frame 228 | Bioness Medical, Inc.; Bioness Neuromodulation Ltd. | Horizon Technology Finance Corporation | Security Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
May 2029
Term ends May 5, 2029. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 1104 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
104
later US patents cite this one
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