Collateral for a security interest recorded Aug 16, 2021 (Goldman Sachs Bank USA).
Term ends Oct 12, 2027 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Oct 12, 2027
Held by Cyberonics, Inc.
Filed Dec 29, 2010 as application 12/980,743 · Granted Jan 7, 2014
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2007
2027
Clock starts
Oct 12, 2007
Oct 12, 2007
Term ends
Oct 12, 2027
Oct 12, 2027
Granted
Jan 7, 2014
Jan 7, 2014
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.
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.
37
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. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Oct 12, 2007, when application 11/907,532, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Dec 29, 2010) | Oct 12, 2027 | 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 | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Oct 12, 2027 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,809,442 | In force Jan 2028 | Jan 2028 |
| US 8,417,343 | Surrendered on reissue Jun 2020 | Jun 2020 |
| US 9,744,354 | In force Aug 2031 | Aug 2031 |
| Application 12/835,984 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 10,105,538 | In force Mar 2032 | Mar 2032 |
| US 8,744,589 | In force Dec 2028 | Dec 2028 |
| US 8,626,304 | this patent Oct 2027 | Oct 2027 |
| US 8,498,712 | In force Oct 2027 | Oct 2027 |
8 of 37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2012 Reel 29141, frame 956 | Apnex Medical, Inc. | New Enterprise Associates 10, Limited Partnership | Security Agreement |
| Feb 19, 2014 Reel 32244, frame 509 | Apnex Medical, Inc. | Cyberonics, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 17, 2020 Reel 53673, frame 675 | LivaNova USA, Inc. | Ares Capital Corporation, As Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Dec 30, 2020 Reel 54881, frame 784 | LivaNova USA, Inc. | Acf Finco I LP, as Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Aug 16, 2021 Reel 57188, frame 1 | LivaNova USA, Inc. | Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Aug 16, 2021 Reel 57189, frame 1 | Ares Capital Corporation, as Agent for the Lenders | LivaNova USA, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 20, 2021 Reel 57552, frame 378 | Acf Finco I LP | LivaNova USA, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
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Oct 2027
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Citations
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