Term ends Jan 27, 2036 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jan 27, 2036
Filed Jan 27, 2016 as application 15/007,993 · Granted Aug 6, 2019
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2016
2036
Clock starts
Jan 27, 2016
Jan 27, 2016
Term ends
Jan 27, 2036
Jan 27, 2036
Granted
Aug 6, 2019
Aug 6, 2019
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.
1 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.
3
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. 1 of 3 maintenance fees is 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 Jan 27, 2016, when this application, 15/007,993, was filed | Jan 27, 2036 | 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 | 1 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jan 27, 2036 | High confidence |
This family
| US 10,370,204 | this patent Jan 2036 | Jan 2036 |
| US 11,772,914 | In force Jan 2036 | Jan 2036 |
2 of 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 2016 Reel 37601, frame 251 | Bambrogan, Brogan; Giegel, Joshua | Hyperloop Technologies, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 1, 2016 Reel 38614, frame 516 | Hyperloop Technologies, Inc. | Venture Lending & Leasing VIII, Inc. | Security Interest |
| Feb 5, 2018 Reel 45252, frame 397 | Hyperloop Technologies, Inc. | The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company | Security Interest |
| Nov 16, 2018 Reel 48106, frame 969 | Venture Lending & Leasing VIII, Inc. | Hyperloop Technologies, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 4, 2019 Reel 48231, frame 862 | The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company | DP World Fze | Assignment of Intellectual Property Collateral Lien Agreement |
| Mar 27, 2019 Reel 48711, frame 702 | Hyperloop Technologies, Inc. | DP World Fze | Security Interest |
| May 30, 2019 Reel 49319, frame 444 | DP World Fze | Hyperloop Technologies, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 17, 2020 Reel 51629, frame 206 | The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company | Hyperloop Technologies, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 29, 2025 Reel 72757, frame 363 | Hyperloop Technologies, Inc. | DP World Logistics US Holdings, Inc. | Change of Name |
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What's changing
Jan 2036
Term ends Jan 27, 2036. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Citations
10
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
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