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Frame Mapping and Force Feedback Methods, Devices and Systems

US 9,044,257 In force
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Term ends Apr 16, 2028 · High confidence

Filed Oct 8, 2013 as application 14/049,043 · Granted Jun 2, 2015
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2008 2028
Clock starts
Apr 16, 2008
Term ends
Apr 16, 2028
Granted
Jun 2, 2015
base term 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
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
2 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.
3
Family applications on record here
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This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record

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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Apr 16, 2008, when application PCT/IB2008/003363, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Oct 8, 2013)Apr 16, 2028High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events2 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderApr 16, 2028High confidence

This family

US 8,554,368In force (reinstated)
Dec 2030
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US 9,044,257this patent
Apr 2028
Apr 2028
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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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Apr 14, 2022
Reel 59715, frame 394
Deerfield Imaging Holdings, Inc.; Deerfield Imaging, Inc.Trinity Capital Inc.Intellectual Property Security Agreement
Dec 12, 2022
Reel 62052, frame 548
Fielding, Tim; Newhook, PerryMacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Dec 12, 2022
Reel 62052, frame 673
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Inc.The Governors of the University of CalgaryAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Dec 12, 2022
Reel 62052, frame 797
The Governors of the University of CalgaryNeuroarm Surgical Ltd.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jan 10, 2023
Reel 62329, frame 803
Neuroarm Surgical LimitedDeerfield Imaging, S.À R.L.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jan 12, 2023
Reel 62351, frame 711
Deerfield Imaging Holdings, Inc.Deerfield Imaging, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Feb 8, 2023
Reel 62681, frame 290
Deerfield Imaging, S.À R.L.Deerfield Imaging Holdings, Inc.Notarial Deed and Dissolution
Dec 29, 2023
Reel 66133, frame 544
Trinity Capital Inc.Deerfield Imaging, Inc.Notice of Termination of Security Interest at Reel/Frame No. 059715/0394
Jan 9, 2024
Reel 66062, frame 405
Deerfield Imaging, Inc.Alerus Financial, National AssociationSecurity Interest
Feb 14, 2025
Reel 70220, frame 111
Deerfield Imaging, Inc.Bell BankSecurity Interest
Feb 14, 2025
Reel 70221, frame 432
Deerfield Imaging, Inc.Farragut SBIC Fund II, LP; Farragut SBIC Fund III, LPSecurity Interest
Feb 14, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
Deerfield Imaging, Inc.Farragut SBIC Fund II, LPSecurity Interest
Feb 14, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
Deerfield Imaging, Inc.Farragut SBIC Fund III, LPSecurity Interest
Feb 24, 2025
Reel 70311, frame 68
Trinity Capital Inc.Deerfield Imaging, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Mar 18, 2025
Reel 70546, frame 661
Deerfield Imaging, Inc.Imris Imaging, Inc.Change of Name
Mar 18, 2025
Reel 70551, frame 146
Alerus Financial, National AssociationDeerfield Imaging, Inc.Release of Security Interest

Sources

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