Also listed on Sonoscan, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Mar 31, 2036 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Oct 28, 2033
Held by Nordson Corporation
Filed Oct 28, 2013 as application 14/065,105 · Granted Mar 12, 2019
Base term plus 885 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2013
2036
Clock starts
Oct 28, 2013
Oct 28, 2013
Term ends
Mar 31, 2036
Mar 31, 2036
Granted
Mar 12, 2019
Mar 12, 2019
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
885
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.
This patent's term runs 885 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 Oct 28, 2013, when this application, 14/065,105, was filed | Oct 28, 2033 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +885 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Mar 31, 2036 | 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 | Mar 31, 2036 | High 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.
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 2016 Reel 37595, frame 863 | Komsky, Igor; Kessler, Lawrence | Sonoscan, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 8, 2019 Reel 48823, frame 328 | Sonoscan, Inc. | Nordson Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Mar 2036
Term ends Mar 31, 2036. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 885 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
1
later US patent cites this one
That is below the median of utility patents granted in 2019 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
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.