Term ends Feb 28, 2028 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Feb 28, 2028
Held by Zebra Technologies Corporation
Filed Feb 25, 2016 as application 15/053,874 · Granted Jan 14, 2020
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2008
2028
Clock starts
Feb 28, 2008
Feb 28, 2008
Term ends
Feb 28, 2028
Feb 28, 2028
Granted
Jan 14, 2020
Jan 14, 2020
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.
No effect
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 9,307,554, to Feb 28, 2028. The term already ends on or before that date, so the cap shortened nothing.
1 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.
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. A terminal disclaimer is resolved from the filed document, and it ends no earlier than this term, so it shortens nothing. 1 of 2 maintenance fees is 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 Feb 28, 2008, when application PCT/IL2008/000256, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Feb 25, 2016) | Feb 28, 2028 | 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 resolved from the filed document (refs US 9,307,554) | resolves to Feb 28, 2028, no earlier than this term, so no change | High confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 1 of 2 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Feb 28, 2028 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,307,554 | In force May 2032 | May 2032 |
| US 10,534,938 | this patent Feb 2028 | Feb 2028 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2017 Reel 44616, frame 736 | Zih Corp. | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the Successor Agent | Security Interest |
| Jan 16, 2019 Reel 48470, frame 848 | Zih Corp. | Zebra Technologies Corporation | Merger |
| Jul 3, 2019 Reel 49675, frame 49 | Zebra Technologies Corporation | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Notice of Transfer of Security Interest in Patents |
| Sep 1, 2020 Reel 53841, frame 212 | Zebra Technologies Corporation; Laser Band, LLC; Temptime Corporation | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Security Interest |
| Mar 5, 2021 Reel 56036, frame 590 | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Zebra Technologies Corporation; Laser Band, LLC; Temptime Corporation | Release of Security Interest - 364 - Day |
| Mar 5, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Zebra Technologies Corporation | Release of Security Interest - 364 - Day |
| Mar 5, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Laser Band, LLC | Release of Security Interest - 364 - Day |
| Mar 5, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Temptime Corporation | Release of Security Interest - 364 - Day |
Sources
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What's changing
Feb 2028
Term ends Feb 28, 2028. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Terminal disclaimer
A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 9,307,554, ends no earlier than this term, so it caps nothing.
Citations
0
later US patents cite this one
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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.