Term ends no later than Aug 8, 2034 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Aug 8, 2034
In force on USPTO's status record and by its fee record. A terminal disclaimer on file may shorten this term, possibly to a date already past; its reference document is unresolved, so the date above is an upper bound and no earlier date is guessed.
Aug 8, 2014
Aug 8, 2034
Mar 30, 2021
This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer is on file with no resolved reference, so no cap is applied and none is guessed. 1 of 3 maintenance fees is paid so far. Confidence: Medium. from the record
How we calculated this date
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Aug 8, 2014, when application 14/455,558, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Aug 12, 2020) | Aug 8, 2034 | 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 on file (approved), reference document not resolved | no cap applied, and none guessed | Medium 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 | no later than Aug 8, 2034 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 9,680,209 | In force Mar 2035 | Mar 2035 |
| US 9,961,457 | In force Aug 2034 | Aug 2034 |
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| US 10,306,382 | In force no later than Aug 2034 | no later than Aug 2034 |
| US 10,555,097 | In force no later than Aug 2034 | no later than Aug 2034 |
| US 10,779,095 | In force no later than Aug 2034 | no later than Aug 2034 |
| US 10,966,037 | this patent no later than Aug 2034 | no later than Aug 2034 |
| US 11,228,850 | In force Aug 2034 | Aug 2034 |
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
A terminal disclaimer is on file (approved) and its reference document is not resolved. A disclaimer would cap the term earlier than Aug 8, 2034. We will not guess the cap.