Also listed on Neurala, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Mar 19, 2035 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 19, 2035
Held by Neural Navigation LLC
Filed Mar 19, 2015 as application 14/662,657 · Granted Apr 18, 2017
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2015
2035
Clock starts
Mar 19, 2015
Mar 19, 2015
Term ends
Mar 19, 2035
Mar 19, 2035
Granted
Apr 18, 2017
Apr 18, 2017
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.
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 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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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Mar 19, 2015, when this application, 14/662,657, was filed | Mar 19, 2035 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | None on record | no cap applied | High 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 | Mar 19, 2035 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,626,566 | this patent Mar 2035 | Mar 2035 |
| US 10,503,976 | In force Sep 2035 | Sep 2035 |
| Application 16/662,486 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2015 Reel 36318, frame 497 | Versace, Massimiliano; Gorchetchnikov, Anatoli | Neurala LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 13, 2015 Reel 36343, frame 707 | Livitz, Gennady; Palma, Jesse | Trustees of Boston University | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 14, 2016 Reel 37486, frame 964 | Neurala, Inc. | Afrl/Rij | Confirmatory License |
| Aug 17, 2017 Reel 43581, frame 682 | Trustees of Boston University | United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of Nasa | License |
| Feb 2, 2018 Reel 45241, frame 59 | Neurala, Inc. | Unites States of America as Represented by the Administrator of Nasa | License |
| May 26, 2026 Reel 74758, frame 527 | Neurala Inc. | Neural Holdings LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 28, 2026 Reel 75641, frame 922 | Neural Holdings LLC | Neural Navigation LLC | Change of Name |
Sources
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What's changing
Mar 2035
Term ends Mar 19, 2035. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Citations
129
later US patents cite this one
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