Term ends Mar 19, 2038
Statutory term ends Mar 19, 2038
Base term, 20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional
Today
20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional
Expires Mar 2038
2018
2038
Clock starts
Mar 19, 2018
Mar 19, 2018
Granted
Aug 13, 2019
Aug 13, 2019
Term ends
Mar 19, 2038
Mar 19, 2038
0
Days of PTA
20
Applications in this family
This patent's term is the statutory base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. 1 of 3 maintenance fees is paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record
How this date was computed
Every step shows its rule, its 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, 20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional | Clock starts Mar 19, 2018 | Mar 19, 2038 | High |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High |
| Patent term adjustment | None on file | no change | High |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | None on record | no cap applied | High |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High |
| Fee events | 1 of 3 maintenance fees paid | in-force | High |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Mar 19, 2038 | High |
The computation, verbatim
base=20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional: 2018-03-19+20y | =2038-03-19 | PTA+0d=2038-03-19 | PTE:none | TD:none | paid 4yr@2023-02-13 | status=in-force@2038-03-19
This family
| Application 61/728,067 | pending | not computed |
| Application 61/869,020 | pending | not computed |
| Application PCT/US2013/070797 | pending | not computed |
| Application 14/443,655 | abandoned | not computed |
| Application 62/473,163 | pending | not computed |
| US 10,378,053 | this patent | Mar 2038 |
| Application PCT/US2018/023187 | pending | not computed |
| US 11,060,140 | in-force | Jul 2038 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Fang, Rixun; Burns, Norman; Furtado, Manohar R.; Liu, Niandong; Owens, Windsor; Staker, Bryan P. | Apton Biosystems, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 29, 2023 Reel 64747, frame 267 | Apton Biosystems, Inc.; Neptune Acquisition II LLC | Apton Biosystems LLC | Merger and Change of Name |
| Sep 11, 2023 Reel 64868, frame 510 | Apton Biosystems LLC | Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 5, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Apton Biosystems LLC; Omniome, LLC; Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. | Illumina Cambridge Limited | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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What's changing
Mar 2038
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Citations
27
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