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Vacuum Prosthesis with Force Sensing Member

US 9,486,334 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded Oct 25, 2024 (Barclays Bank PLC).

Term ends Jun 24, 2032 · High confidence

Held by Hanger, Inc.
Filed Nov 29, 2011 as application 13/306,424 · Granted Nov 8, 2016
Base term plus 208 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
2011 2032
Clock starts
Nov 29, 2011
Term ends
Jun 24, 2032
Granted
Nov 8, 2016
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
208
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
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.
2
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 208 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. 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.
StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Nov 29, 2011, when this application, 13/306,424, was filedNov 29, 2031High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+208 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordJun 24, 2032High 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 orderJun 24, 2032High confidence

This family

US 9,486,334this patent
Jun 2032
Jun 2032
US 10,357,383In force
Nov 2031
Nov 2031
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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Dec 1, 2011
Reel 27309, frame 38
Tompkins, Michael E.Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jun 24, 2013
Reel 30675, frame 351
Accelerated Care Plus Corp.; Hanger Prosthetics & Orthotics, Inc.; Hanger Prosthetics & Orthotics East, Inc.; Hanger Inc.Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative AgentSecurity Agreement
Mar 7, 2018
Reel 45513, frame 792
Hanger, Inc.; Hanger Prosthetics & Orthotics East, Inc.; Accelerated Care Plus Corp.; Mmar Medical Group Inc.Bank of America, N.A., as AgentSecurity Agreement
Mar 7, 2018
Reel 45515, frame 593
Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative AgentAccelerated Care Plus Corp.; Hanger Prosthetics & Orthotics, Inc.; Hanger Prosthetics & Orthotics East, Inc.; Hanger Inc.Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents
Mar 7, 2018
reel/frame not recorded
Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative AgentAccelerated Care Plus Corp.Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents
Mar 7, 2018
reel/frame not recorded
Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative AgentHanger Prosthetics & Orthotics, Inc.Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents
Mar 7, 2018
reel/frame not recorded
Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative AgentHanger Prosthetics & Orthotics East, Inc.Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents
Mar 7, 2018
reel/frame not recorded
Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative AgentHanger Inc.Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents
Jan 25, 2022
Reel 58853, frame 272
Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc.Hanger, Inc.Change of Name
Oct 3, 2022
Reel 61592, frame 151
Accelerated Care Plus Corp.; Hanger, Inc.; Linkia, LLC; Mmar Medical Group, Inc.; Southern Prosthetic Supply, Inc.; The Orthotic and Prosthetic Centers, LLCAres Capital CorporationIntellectual Property Security Agreement (1ST Lien)
Oct 3, 2022
Reel 61592, frame 767
Accelerated Care Plus Corp.; Hanger, Inc.; Linkia, LLC; Mmar Medical Group, Inc.; Southern Prosthetic Supply, Inc.; The Orthotic and Prosthetic Centers, LLCAres Capital CorporationIntellectual Property Security Agreement (2ND Lien)
Oct 3, 2022
Reel 61592, frame 988
Bank Of America, N.a.Hanger, Inc.; Hanger Orthopedic Group Inc.; Accelerated Care Plus Corp.; Mmar Medical Group Inc.Release (REEL 045513 / Frame 0792)
Oct 3, 2022
reel/frame not recorded
Bank Of America, N.a.Hanger, Inc.Release (REEL 045513 / Frame 0792)
Oct 3, 2022
reel/frame not recorded
Bank Of America, N.a.Hanger Orthopedic Group Inc.Release (REEL 045513 / Frame 0792)
Oct 3, 2022
reel/frame not recorded
Bank Of America, N.a.Accelerated Care Plus Corp.Release (REEL 045513 / Frame 0792)
Oct 3, 2022
reel/frame not recorded
Bank Of America, N.a.Mmar Medical Group Inc.Release (REEL 045513 / Frame 0792)
Oct 24, 2024
Reel 69268, frame 612
Ares Capital CorporationAccelerated Care Plus Corp.; Hanger, Inc.; Linkia, LLC; Mmar Medical Group, Inc.; Southern Prosthetic Supply; The Orthotic and Prosthetic Centers, LLCRelease of Intellectual Property Security Agreement (2ND Lien)
Oct 24, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
Ares Capital CorporationAccelerated Care Plus Corp.Release of Intellectual Property Security Agreement (2ND Lien)
Oct 24, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
Ares Capital CorporationHanger, Inc.Release of Intellectual Property Security Agreement (2ND Lien)
Oct 24, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
Ares Capital CorporationLinkia, LLCRelease of Intellectual Property Security Agreement (2ND Lien)
Oct 24, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
Ares Capital CorporationMmar Medical Group, Inc.Release of Intellectual Property Security Agreement (2ND Lien)
Oct 24, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
Ares Capital CorporationSouthern Prosthetic SupplyRelease of Intellectual Property Security Agreement (2ND Lien)
Oct 24, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
Ares Capital CorporationThe Orthotic and Prosthetic Centers, LLCRelease of Intellectual Property Security Agreement (2ND Lien)
Oct 25, 2024
Reel 69016, frame 80
Hanger, Inc.Barclays Bank PLC, as Collateral AgentSecurity Interest

Sources

Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO

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