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Fast Recognition Algorithm Processing, Systems and Methods

US 9,508,009 In force, term unresolved
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods

Term ends no later than Jul 15, 2034 · Medium confidence

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.

Filed May 27, 2016 as application 15/167,818 · Granted Nov 29, 2016
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2014 2034
Clock starts
Jul 15, 2014
Ends no later than
Jul 15, 2034
Granted
Nov 29, 2016
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.
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.
5
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. 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.
StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Jul 15, 2014, when application 14/332,371, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed May 27, 2016)Jul 15, 2034High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Terminal disclaimer capDisclaimer on file (approved), reference document not resolvedno cap applied, and none guessedMedium confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events2 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderno later than Jul 15, 2034Medium confidence

This family

US 9,355,123In force
Dec 2034
Dec 2034
US 9,508,009this patent
no later than Jul 2034
no later than Jul 2034
US 9,690,991In force
Jul 2034
Jul 2034
US 9,904,850In force
Jul 2034
Jul 2034
US 10,628,673In force
Jul 2034
Jul 2034
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
May 27, 2016
Reel 38831, frame 948
McKinnon, DavidNantvision, Inc.Employee Proprietary Information and Invention Assignment Agreement
May 27, 2016
Reel 38741, frame 12
Dialameh, OrangNantmobile, LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
May 27, 2016
Reel 38740, frame 944
Nantmobile, LLCNant Holdings IP, LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
May 27, 2016
Reel 38740, frame 980
Nant Vision, Inc.Nant Holdings IP, LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
May 27, 2016
Reel 38741, frame 19
Nantworks, LLCNant Holdings IP, LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
May 27, 2016
Reel 38740, frame 914
Wnuk, KamilNant Vision, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
May 27, 2016
Reel 38741, frame 34
Sudol, JeremiNant Vision, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
May 27, 2016
Reel 38740, frame 997
Siddiqui, MatheenNant Vision, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
May 27, 2016
Reel 38740, frame 968
Song, BingNantworks, LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
May 27, 2016
Reel 38740, frame 987
Soon-shiong, PatrickNant Holdings IP, LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest

Sources

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

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