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Apparatuses and Methods for Generating Shock Waves for Use in the Energy Industry

US 9,057,232 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded Sep 26, 2025 (JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.).

Term ends Apr 19, 2033 · High confidence

Filed Apr 19, 2013 as application 13/866,134 · Granted Jun 16, 2015
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2013 2033
Clock starts
Apr 19, 2013
Term ends
Apr 19, 2033
Granted
Jun 16, 2015
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.
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.
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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 19, 2013, when this application, 13/866,134, was filedApr 19, 2033High 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 19, 2033High confidence

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US 9,057,232this patent
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Application PCT/US2014/033614PCT application
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Application 14/739,532Abandoned
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US 10,378,314In force
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US 11,072,997In force
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US 11,028,670In force
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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 19, 2013
Reel 30250, frame 507
Cioanta, Iulian; McGhin, CarySanuwave, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Aug 7, 2020
Reel 53436, frame 953
Sanuwave, Inc.NH Expansion Credit Fund Holdings LPSecurity Interest
Sep 26, 2025
Reel 72385, frame 128
Sanuwave, Inc.Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.Security Interest
Sep 30, 2025
Reel 72417, frame 134
NH Expansion Credit Fund Holdings LPSanuwave, Inc.Release of Security Interest

Sources

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