Term ends Mar 16, 2038 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Sep 8, 2037
Held by UATC, LLC
Filed Sep 8, 2017 as application 15/699,473 · Granted Dec 1, 2020
Base term plus 189 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2017
2038
Clock starts
Sep 8, 2017
Sep 8, 2017
Term ends
Mar 16, 2038
Mar 16, 2038
Granted
Dec 1, 2020
Dec 1, 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
189
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 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.
This patent's term runs 189 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 1 of 3 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 Sep 8, 2017, when this application, 15/699,473, was filed | Sep 8, 2037 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +189 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Mar 16, 2038 | 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 | Mar 16, 2038 | High confidence |
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 13, 2017 Reel 43860, frame 498 | Smith, Jessica Elizabeth; Perko, Eric Michael; Phillips, Michael Lee; Green, Colin Jeffrey; Warner, Randy; Rander, Peter William | Uber Technologies, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 17, 2019 Reel 50750, frame 369 | Uber Technologies, Inc. | UATC, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 14, 2024 Reel 67733, frame 1 | UATC, LLC | Aurora Operations, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 10, 2024 Reel 69144, frame 338 | Uber Technologies, Inc. | UATC, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Mar 2038
Term ends Mar 16, 2038. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 189 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
21
later US patents cite this one
That is top 10% 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.