Also listed on Terametrix LLC, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Mar 28, 2022 (PNC Bank, National Association).
Term ends Aug 23, 2034 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 25, 2033
Held by Luna Innovations Incorporated
Filed Sep 19, 2014 as application 14/386,572 · Granted Jul 17, 2018
Base term plus 516 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2013
2034
Clock starts
Mar 25, 2013
Mar 25, 2013
Term ends
Aug 23, 2034
Aug 23, 2034
Granted
Jul 17, 2018
Jul 17, 2018
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
516
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 516 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.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Mar 25, 2013, when application PCT/US2013/033650, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Sep 19, 2014) | Mar 25, 2033 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +516 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Aug 23, 2034 | 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 | Aug 23, 2034 | High confidence |
This family
| US 10,024,963 | this patent Aug 2034 | Aug 2034 |
1 of 2 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 2014 Reel 34120, frame 28 | Zimdars, David | Picometrix LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 4, 2021 Reel 55145, frame 911 | Picometrix, LLC | Terametrix LLC | Change of Name |
| Mar 4, 2021 Reel 56455, frame 331 | Luna Innovations Incorporated; Former Luna Subsidiary, Inc.; General Photonics Corp. | Pnc Bank, National Association | Security Interest |
| May 25, 2021 Reel 56356, frame 234 | Terametrix LLC | Luna Innovations Incorporated | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 28, 2022 Reel 59525, frame 575 | Luna Innovations Incorporated | Pnc Bank, National Association | Security Interest |
| Jul 20, 2024 Reel 68465, frame 55 | Luna Innovations Incorporated; Luna Technologies, Inc.; General Photonics Corp. | White Hat Lightning Opportunity LP (the “Agent”) | Rider to Security Agreement – Patents |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
USPTO account required: This application in Patent Center · USPTO's maintenance fee lookup
Maintenance fee events come from USPTO's own fee records. Its fee lookup asks for the patent number and the application number.
What's changing
Aug 2034
Term ends Aug 23, 2034. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 516 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
47
later US patents cite this one
That is top 5% of utility patents granted in 2018 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: the base term, any term adjustment or extension, any disclaimer cap, and the maintenance fee record, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
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In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.