Term ends Aug 8, 2030 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jun 24, 2029
Held by Neuropro Technologies, Inc.
Filed Jun 24, 2009 as application 12/491,153 · Granted Sep 18, 2012
Base term plus 410 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2009
2030
Clock starts
Jun 24, 2009
Jun 24, 2009
Term ends
Aug 8, 2030
Aug 8, 2030
Granted
Sep 18, 2012
Sep 18, 2012
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
410
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.
This patent's term runs 410 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 Jun 24, 2009, when this application, 12/491,153, was filed | Jun 24, 2029 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +410 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Aug 8, 2030 | 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 | Aug 8, 2030 | High confidence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2009 Reel 23280, frame 283 | Remington, Benjamin J. | Neuropro Technologies, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 24, 2009 Reel 23280, frame 256 | Baker, Daniel R.; Kirkwood, Keith W. | Kinetic Research & Design, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 24, 2009 Reel 23280, frame 274 | Kinetic Research & Design, Inc. | Neuropro Technologies, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 18, 2025 Reel 70547, frame 447 | Neuropro Technologies, Inc. | U.S. Eagle Federal Credit Union | Security Interest |
| Aug 4, 2025 Reel 71922, frame 846 | U.S. Eagle Federal Credit Union | Neuropro Spinal Jaxx Inc.; Neuropro Technologies, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 4, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | U.S. Eagle Federal Credit Union | Neuropro Spinal Jaxx Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 4, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | U.S. Eagle Federal Credit Union | Neuropro Technologies, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Aug 2030
Term ends Aug 8, 2030. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 410 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
85
later US patents cite this one
That is top 10% of utility patents granted in 2012 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: the base term, any term adjustment or extension, any disclaimer cap, and the maintenance fee record, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
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In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.