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 Oct 18, 2033 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Oct 18, 2033
Held by Luna Innovations Incorporated
Filed Apr 15, 2015 as application 14/436,073 · Granted Jun 7, 2016
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2013
2033
Clock starts
Oct 18, 2013
Oct 18, 2013
Term ends
Oct 18, 2033
Oct 18, 2033
Granted
Jun 7, 2016
Jun 7, 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
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 Oct 18, 2013, when application PCT/US2013/065671, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Apr 15, 2015) | Oct 18, 2033 | 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 | Oct 18, 2033 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,360,296 | this patent Oct 2033 | Oct 2033 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2015 Reel 35900, frame 114 | White, Jeffrey S.; 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
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What's changing
Oct 2033
Term ends Oct 18, 2033. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Citations
12
later US patents cite this one
That is above the median of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
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