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Needle Delivered Imaging Device

US 9,661,996 In force
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Term ends Oct 1, 2030 · High confidence

Held by Rememdia LC
Filed Oct 1, 2010 as application 12/896,731 · Granted May 30, 2017
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2010 2030
Clock starts
Oct 1, 2010
Term ends
Oct 1, 2030
Granted
May 30, 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.

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

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 Oct 1, 2010, when this application, 12/896,731, was filedOct 1, 2030High 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 orderOct 1, 2030High confidence

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
Jan 20, 2011
Reel 25666, frame 565
Jacobsen, Stephen C.; Smith, Fraser M.Sterling L.C.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Oct 10, 2013
Reel 31381, frame 449
Sterling LCRaytheon CompanyAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Jan 3, 2015
Reel 34622, frame 643
Raytheon CompanySarcos LCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Aug 9, 2024
Reel 68243, frame 961
Sarcos LCSarcos Group LCChange of Name
Aug 13, 2024
Reel 68265, frame 890
Sarcos Group LCRememdia LCAssignment of Assignor's Interest

Sources

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

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