Collateral for a security interest recorded Sep 10, 2021 (Wells Fargo Bank, National Association).
Term ends Dec 10, 2032 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jun 4, 2032
Held by Greatbatch Ltd.
Filed Jun 23, 2015 as application 14/747,582 · Granted Jun 27, 2017
Base term plus 189 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2012
2032
Clock starts
Jun 4, 2012
Jun 4, 2012
Term ends
Dec 10, 2032
Dec 10, 2032
Granted
Jun 27, 2017
Jun 27, 2017
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
189
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.
7
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 189 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 Jun 4, 2012, when application 13/487,293, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jun 23, 2015) | Jun 4, 2032 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +189 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Dec 10, 2032 | 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 | Dec 10, 2032 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,065,224 | In force May 2033 | May 2033 |
| US 9,692,173 | this patent Dec 2032 | Dec 2032 |
| US 10,587,073 | In force Dec 2032 | Dec 2032 |
| US 11,211,741 | In force Jun 2032 | Jun 2032 |
| US 12,149,021 | In force Jan 2033 | Jan 2033 |
| US 12,218,458 | In force Jun 2032 | Jun 2032 |
| US 12,272,899 | In force Jun 2032 | Jun 2032 |
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 23, 2015 Reel 35885, frame 316 | Marzano, Thomas; Seitz, Keith W.; Scalise, Michael F. | Greatbatch Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 27, 2015 Reel 36980, frame 482 | Greatbatch, Inc.; Greatbatch Ltd.; Electrochem Solutions, Inc.; Neuronexus Technologies, Inc.; Greatbatch-Globe Tool, Inc.; Precimed Inc.; Micro Power Electronics, Inc. | Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company | Security Interest |
| Sep 10, 2021 Reel 57468, frame 56 | Greatbatch Ltd.; Electrochem Solutions, Inc.; Lake Region Medical, Inc.; Lake Region Manufacturing, Inc. | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Jan 6, 2022 Reel 60938, frame 69 | Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company (as Administrative Agent) | Greatbatch, Inc.; Greatbatch Ltd.; Electrochem Solutions, Inc.; Neuronexus Technologies, Inc.; Greatbatch-Globe Tool, Inc.; Precimed Inc.; Micro Power Electronics, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 6, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company (as Administrative Agent) | Greatbatch, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 6, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company (as Administrative Agent) | Greatbatch Ltd. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 6, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company (as Administrative Agent) | Electrochem Solutions, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 6, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company (as Administrative Agent) | Neuronexus Technologies, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 6, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company (as Administrative Agent) | Greatbatch-Globe Tool, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 6, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company (as Administrative Agent) | Precimed Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 6, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company (as Administrative Agent) | Micro Power Electronics, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 12, 2022 Reel 61659, frame 858 | Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company (as Administrative Agent) | Greatbatch, Inc.; Greatbatch Ltd.; Electrochem Solutions, Inc.; Neuronexus Technologies, Inc.; Greatbatch-Globe Tool, Inc.; Precimed Inc.; Micro Power Electronics, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 12, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company (as Administrative Agent) | Greatbatch, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 12, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company (as Administrative Agent) | Greatbatch Ltd. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 12, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company (as Administrative Agent) | Electrochem Solutions, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 12, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company (as Administrative Agent) | Neuronexus Technologies, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 12, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company (as Administrative Agent) | Greatbatch-Globe Tool, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 12, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company (as Administrative Agent) | Precimed Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 12, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company (as Administrative Agent) | Micro Power Electronics, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Dec 2032
Term ends Dec 10, 2032. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 189 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
17
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2017 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
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