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US 10,968,087 In force
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Collateral for a security interest recorded May 14, 2026 (GLP GV China 2 Holdings Limited, as Successor Lender).

Term ends Jul 20, 2036 · High confidence

Filed Mar 14, 2019 as application 16/353,250 · Granted Apr 6, 2021
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2016 2036
Clock starts
Jul 20, 2016
Term ends
Jul 20, 2036
Granted
Apr 6, 2021
base term fee events Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
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.
13
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. 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.
StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Jul 20, 2016, when application PCT/CN2016/090684, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Mar 14, 2019)Jul 20, 2036High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events1 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderJul 20, 2036High confidence

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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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Mar 28, 2019
Reel 48723, frame 711
Zhu, Jianqiang; Xu, Juejinig; Spain, John C.; Futch, Michael C.; Serstad, James M.; Kaminska, Richard C., III; McKnight, Selden W., JR.Tompkins InternationalAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Apr 2, 2019
Reel 48764, frame 795
Zhu, Jianqiang; Xu, Juejing; Spain, John C.; Futch, Michael C.; Serstad, James M.; Kaminska, Richard C., III; McKnight, Selden W., JR.Tompkins InternationalCorrective Assignment to Correct the Name of the Second Assignor Juejinig Xu Previously Recorded on Reel 048723 Frame 0711. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Name of the Second Assignor Is Juejing Xu.
Apr 22, 2020
Reel 52467, frame 561
Tompkins International, LLC; Tompkins Robotics, LLCGLP China Holdings LimitedSecurity Interest
Jun 16, 2020
Reel 52957, frame 820
Tompkins InternationalTompkins Associates, Inc. Dba Tompkins InternationalCertificate of Assumed Name
Dec 7, 2020
Reel 54626, frame 650
Tompkins Associates, Inc. D/B/A Tompkins InternationalZhejiang Libiao Robot Co., Ltd.Assignment (50%)
Feb 11, 2021
Reel 55223, frame 954
Tompkins Associates, Inc. Dba Tompkins InternationalTompkins Robotics, LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Feb 22, 2021
Reel 55360, frame 410
Tompkins Robotics, LLCTompkins Robotics, Inc.Entity Conversion
May 14, 2026
Reel 75590, frame 656
GLP China Holdings Limited, as Retiring LenderGLP GV China 2 Holdings Limited, as Successor LenderAssignment of Intellectual Property Security Interests and Agreements Recorded at Reel/Frames 052467/0561 and 053601/0485

Sources

Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO

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