Also listed on TuSimple, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends May 9, 2039 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Feb 14, 2039
Filed Feb 14, 2019 as application 16/276,084 · Granted Jul 6, 2021
Base term plus 84 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2019
2039
Clock starts
Feb 14, 2019
Feb 14, 2019
Term ends
May 9, 2039
May 9, 2039
Granted
Jul 6, 2021
Jul 6, 2021
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
84
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 84 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 Feb 14, 2019, when this application, 16/276,084, was filed | Feb 14, 2039 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +84 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | May 9, 2039 | 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 | May 9, 2039 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2020 Reel 53282, frame 43 | Gong, Yifan; Huang, Zehua; Jin, Jiangming; Liu, Siyuan; Liu, Wei; Su, Lei | TuSimple | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 22, 2020 Reel 53286, frame 329 | TuSimple | TuSimple, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Oct 28, 2020 Reel 54201, frame 593 | Li, Dinghua; Yang, Yixin | TuSimple, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 26, 2023 Reel 62499, frame 256 | TuSimple, Inc. | Beijing Tusen Zhitu Technology Co., Ltd.; TuSimple, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 26, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | TuSimple, Inc. | Beijing Tusen Zhitu Technology Co., Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 26, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | TuSimple, Inc. | TuSimple, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
May 2039
Term ends May 9, 2039. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 84 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
2
later US patents cite this one
That is above the median of utility patents granted in 2021 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.