Term ends no later than Dec 27, 2033 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 15, 2033
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.
Mar 15, 2013
Dec 27, 2033
Jul 2, 2019
This patent's term runs 287 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer is on file with no resolved reference, so no cap is applied and none is guessed. 1 of 3 maintenance fees is paid so far. Confidence: Medium. from the record
How we calculated this date
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Mar 15, 2013, when application 13/843,342, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Aug 25, 2016) | Mar 15, 2033 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +287 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Dec 27, 2033 | 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 | 1 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | no later than Dec 27, 2033 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 9,867,725 | In force Mar 2031 | Mar 2031 |
| US 9,439,791 | In force Apr 2034 | Apr 2034 |
| US 9,693,852 | In force May 2035 | May 2035 |
| US 10,398,441 | In force May 2036 | May 2036 |
| Application 62/203,882 | Provisional application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 10,492,938 | In force Sep 2037 | Sep 2037 |
| US 10,335,297 | this patent no later than Dec 2033 | no later than Dec 2033 |
| US 10,543,113 | In force Feb 2034 | Feb 2034 |
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
A terminal disclaimer is on file (approved) and its reference document is not resolved. A disclaimer would cap the term earlier than Dec 27, 2033. We will not guess the cap.