Term ends Nov 29, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 29, 2026
Held by Prolaio, Inc.
Filed Jul 25, 2017 as application 15/658,732 · Granted Jul 28, 2020
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2006
2026
Clock starts
Nov 29, 2006
Nov 29, 2006
Term ends
Nov 29, 2026
Nov 29, 2026
Granted
Jul 28, 2020
Jul 28, 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 8,597,185, US 8,795,170, US 9,743,888, to Nov 29, 2026. The term already ends on or before that date, so the cap shortened nothing.
1 of 1
Maintenance fees paid
One maintenance fee can end this term early, the one due 3.5 years from grant; the next one's grace period runs past the term end. This counts it if the record shows it paid.
4
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 1 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 Nov 29, 2006, when application 11/564,679, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jul 25, 2017) | Nov 29, 2026 | 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 8,597,185, US 8,795,170, US 9,743,888) | resolves to Nov 29, 2026, no earlier than this term, so no change | High confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 1 of 1 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Nov 29, 2026 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,795,170 | In force Apr 2027 | Apr 2027 |
| US 8,597,185 | In force Apr 2027 | Apr 2027 |
| US 9,743,888 | In force Sep 2027 | Sep 2027 |
| US 10,722,179 | this patent Nov 2026 | Nov 2026 |
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 23, 2018 Reel 44704, frame 786 | Venture Gain LLC | Physiq Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 31, 2018 Reel 47374, frame 380 | Physiq, Inc. | Pivotal Capital Fund, LP | Security Interest |
| Jan 25, 2023 Reel 62486, frame 827 | Pivotal Capital Fund, LP | Physiq, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 8, 2023 Reel 62922, frame 707 | Physiq, Inc. | Physiq Lending Group, LLC | Security Interest |
| Jan 10, 2024 Reel 66081, frame 680 | Physiq, Inc. | Prolaio, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 8, 2025 Reel 71969, frame 719 | Physiq Lending Group, LLC | Physiq, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 4, 2026 Reel 75022, frame 653 | Pipke, Robert Matthew | Venture Gain LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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
Nov 2026
Term ends Nov 29, 2026. No further fees fall due before then
Terminal disclaimer
A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 8,597,185, US 8,795,170, US 9,743,888, ends no earlier than this term, so it caps nothing.
Citations
3
later US patents cite this one
That is above the median of utility patents granted in 2020 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.