Term ends no later than Dec 6, 2026 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Dec 6, 2026
In force on USPTO's status record and by its fee record. A terminal disclaimer on file may shorten this term, possibly to a date already past; its reference document is unresolved, so the date above is an upper bound and no earlier date is guessed.
Held by Telesis Bio Inc.
Filed Dec 6, 2006 as application 11/635,355 · Granted Aug 7, 2018
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2006
2026
Clock starts
Dec 6, 2006
Dec 6, 2006
Ends no later than
Dec 6, 2026
Dec 6, 2026
Granted
Aug 7, 2018
Aug 7, 2018
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.
Unresolved
Terminal disclaimer
On file, reference document not resolved, so the date above is an upper bound. We do not guess the cap.
2 of 2
Maintenance fees paid
Two maintenance fees can end this term early, the ones due 3.5 and 7.5 years from grant; the third one's grace period runs past the term end. 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. A terminal disclaimer is on file with no resolved reference, so no cap is applied and none is guessed. 2 of 2 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: Medium. 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 Dec 6, 2006, when this application, 11/635,355, was filed | Dec 6, 2026 | 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 | Disclaimer on file (approved), reference document not resolved | no cap applied, and none guessed | Medium confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 2 of 2 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | no later than Dec 6, 2026 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 10,041,060 | this patent no later than Dec 2026 | no later than Dec 2026 |
| Application 16/056,343 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2007 Reel 19151, frame 301 | J. Craig Venter Institute, Inc. | Energy, United States Department Of | Confirmatory License |
| May 19, 2008 Reel 20968, frame 356 | Venter, J. Craig; Smith, Hamilton O.; Hutchison, Clyde A., III | J. Craig Venter Institute, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 1, 2009 Reel 22905, frame 45 | J. Craig Venter Institute, Inc. | Synthetic Genomics, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 11, 2010 Reel 24822, frame 505 | Gibson, Daniel G. | J. Craig Venter Institute, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 11, 2010 Reel 24822, frame 646 | J. Craig Venter Institute, Inc. | Synthetic Genomics, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 26, 2019 Reel 49602, frame 502 | Synthetic Genomics, Inc. | Sgi-Dna, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 19, 2020 Reel 52705, frame 893 | Sgi-Dna, Inc. | Codex Dna, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Nov 10, 2020 Reel 54372, frame 822 | Oxford Finance LLC | Synthetic Genomics, Inc.; Genovia Bio, LLC; Green Resources, LLC; Sgi-Dna, Inc.; Synthetic Genomics Vaccines, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 10, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Oxford Finance LLC | Synthetic Genomics, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 10, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Oxford Finance LLC | Genovia Bio, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 10, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Oxford Finance LLC | Green Resources, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 10, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Oxford Finance LLC | Sgi-Dna, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 10, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Oxford Finance LLC | Synthetic Genomics Vaccines, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 18, 2022 Reel 61208, frame 63 | Codex Dna, Inc. | Midcap Funding IV Trust | Security Interest (REVOLVING) |
| Aug 18, 2022 Reel 61208, frame 80 | Codex Dna, Inc. | Midcap Financial Trust | Security Interest (TERM) |
| Apr 19, 2023 Reel 63379, frame 581 | Codex Dna, Inc. | Telesis Bio Inc. | Change of Name |
| Jul 16, 2024 Reel 68390, frame 1 | Midcap Funding IV Trust | Telesis Bio Inc. (Formerly Known as Codex Dna, Inc.); Etonbio, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property (REVOLVING) |
| Jul 16, 2024 Reel 68390, frame 70 | Midcap Financial Trust | Telesis Bio Inc. (Formerly Known as Codex Dna, Inc.); Etonbio, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property (TERM) |
| Jul 16, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Midcap Funding IV Trust | Telesis Bio Inc. (Formerly Known as Codex Dna, Inc.) | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property (REVOLVING) |
| Jul 16, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Midcap Funding IV Trust | Etonbio, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property (REVOLVING) |
| Jul 16, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Midcap Financial Trust | Telesis Bio Inc. (Formerly Known as Codex Dna, Inc.) | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property (TERM) |
| Jul 16, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Midcap Financial Trust | Etonbio, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property (TERM) |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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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
Dec 2026
Term ends no later than Dec 6, 2026. No further fees fall due before then
Note
A terminal disclaimer is on file and its reference is not resolved. No cap is applied and none is guessed
Open question
A terminal disclaimer is on file (approved) and its reference document is not resolved. A disclaimer would cap the term earlier than Dec 6, 2026. We will not guess the cap.
Citations
42
later US patents cite this one
That is top 10% 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
This computed term ends no later than the date shown; an unresolved terminal disclaimer may end it earlier. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
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