Collateral for a security interest recorded Aug 16, 2021 (Goldman Sachs Bank USA).
Term ends no later than Nov 13, 2028 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 21, 2028
In force on USPTO's status record and by its fee record. A terminal disclaimer on file may shorten this term, possibly to a date already past; its reference document is unresolved, so the date above is an upper bound and no earlier date is guessed.
Held by LivaNova USA, Inc.
Filed Sep 9, 2013 as application 14/021,651 · Granted Sep 20, 2016
Base term plus 237 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2008
2028
Clock starts
Mar 21, 2008
Mar 21, 2008
Ends no later than
Nov 13, 2028
Nov 13, 2028
Granted
Sep 20, 2016
Sep 20, 2016
base term
patent term adjustment
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
237
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
Unresolved
Terminal disclaimer
On file, reference document not resolved, so the date above is an upper bound. We do not guess the cap.
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
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
This patent's term runs 237 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer is on file with no resolved reference, so no cap is applied and none is guessed. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: Medium. 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 Mar 21, 2008, when application 12/053,312, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Sep 9, 2013) | Mar 21, 2028 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +237 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Nov 13, 2028 | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | Disclaimer on file (approved), reference document not resolved | no cap applied, and none guessed | Medium confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | no later than Nov 13, 2028 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 8,036,736 | In force Dec 2028 | Dec 2028 |
| US 8,543,199 | In force Mar 2028 | Mar 2028 |
| US 9,445,730 | this patent no later than Nov 2028 | no later than Nov 2028 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2014 Reel 33841, frame 898 | Neurovista Corporation | 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 |
| Jun 29, 2020 Reel 53306, frame 229 | Cyberonics, Inc. | LivaNova USA, Inc. | Change of Name |
| 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 |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Nov 2028
Term ends no later than Nov 13, 2028. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
A terminal disclaimer is on file and its reference is not resolved. No cap is applied and none is guessed
Note
The 237 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Open question
A terminal disclaimer is on file (approved) and its reference document is not resolved. A disclaimer would cap the term earlier than Nov 13, 2028. We will not guess the cap.
Citations
27
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2016 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
This computed term ends no later than the date shown; an unresolved terminal disclaimer may end it earlier. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.