Term ends Apr 9, 2027 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Dec 8, 2026
Held by Uber Technologies, Inc.
Filed Aug 21, 2018 as application 16/106,987 · Granted Nov 17, 2020
Base term plus 122 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2006
2027
Clock starts
Dec 8, 2006
Dec 8, 2006
Term ends
Apr 9, 2027
Apr 9, 2027
Granted
Nov 17, 2020
Nov 17, 2020
base term
patent term adjustment
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
122
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
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 runs 122 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 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 Dec 8, 2006, when application 11/608,791, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Aug 21, 2018) | Dec 8, 2026 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +122 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Apr 9, 2027 | 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 1 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Apr 9, 2027 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,219,578 | In force Jun 2028 | Jun 2028 |
| US 9,135,353 | In force Dec 2026 | Dec 2026 |
| US 10,068,025 | In force Jan 2028 | Jan 2028 |
| US 10,839,034 | this patent Apr 2027 | Apr 2027 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 2019 Reel 48396, frame 903 | Hendrey, Geoffrey; Poppen, Richard | Decarta, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 21, 2019 Reel 48397, frame 321 | Decarta Inc.; Magellan Merger Sub LLC | Decarta LLC | Merger and Change of Name |
| Feb 21, 2019 Reel 48397, frame 415 | Decarta LLC | Uber Technologies, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 18, 2019 Reel 50767, frame 109 | Uber Technologies, Inc. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Oct 24, 2019 Reel 50817, frame 600 | Uber Technologies, Inc. | Cortland Capital Market Services LLC | Patent Security Agreement Supplement |
| Mar 10, 2021 Reel 55547, frame 404 | Cortland Capital Market Services LLC, as Administrative Agent | Uber Technologies, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 11, 2024 Reel 69133, frame 167 | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. as Administrative Agent | Uber Technologies, Inc. | Termination and Release of Patent Security Agreement (TERM Loan) at Reel 050767, Frame 0076 |
| Oct 3, 2024 Reel 69110, frame 508 | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Administrative Agent | Uber Technologies, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Apr 2027
Term ends Apr 9, 2027. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 122 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
1
later US patent cites this one
That is below 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.