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Bone screw

US 9,526,547 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded Jun 21, 2018 (Squadron Medical Finance Solutions LLC).

Term ends Mar 6, 2033 · High confidence

Filed Mar 6, 2013 as application 13/815,504 · Granted Dec 27, 2016
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2013 2033
Clock starts
Mar 6, 2013
Term ends
Mar 6, 2033
Granted
Dec 27, 2016
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.
2
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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 Mar 6, 2013, when this application, 13/815,504, was filedMar 6, 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 orderMar 6, 2033High confidence

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US 9,526,547this patent
Mar 2033
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US 10,085,782Lapsed on the fee record
Oct 2026
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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
Mar 15, 2014
Reel 32448, frame 653
Reed, Gary J, MRNspired Ideas LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Oct 31, 2014
Reel 34084, frame 16
Nspired Ideas LLCRTG Scientific Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Apr 23, 2018
Reel 45615, frame 648
Reed, Gary JNspired Ideas LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Apr 24, 2018
Reel 45617, frame 88
Nspired Ideas LLCRTG Scientific LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
May 31, 2018
Reel 46529, frame 404
Reed, Gary JackNspired Ideas LLCCorrective Assignment to Correct the Application Numbers 13537128, 13537137, 13537736 Previously Recorded on Reel 032448 Frame 0653. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment of Assignors Interest.
May 31, 2018
Reel 46276, frame 107
RTG Scientific, Inc.RTG Scientific, LLCChange of Name
Jun 21, 2018
Reel 46168, frame 983
RTG Scientific, LLCSquadron Medical Finance Solutions LLCSecurity Interest
Sep 10, 2018
Reel 47507, frame 165
RTG Scientific, LLCRTG Scientific, LLCChange of Address

Sources

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

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