Term ends Jul 21, 2038
Statutory term ends Mar 19, 2038
Base term plus 124 days of PTA
Today
20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional
Expires Jul 2038
2018
2038
Clock starts
Mar 19, 2018
Mar 19, 2018
Granted
Jul 13, 2021
Jul 13, 2021
Term ends
Jul 21, 2038
Jul 21, 2038
base term
patent term adjustment
fee events
Computed Sep 1, 2026 · countdowns run from that date · how we know
124
Days of PTA
20
Applications in this family
This patent's term runs 124 days past the statutory base term on prosecution delay. 1 of 3 maintenance fees is paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record
How this date was computed
Every step shows its rule, its 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, 20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional | Clock starts Mar 19, 2018 | Mar 19, 2038 | High |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High |
| Patent term adjustment | +124 days, USPTO PTA record | Jul 21, 2038 | High |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | None on record | no cap applied | High |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High |
| Fee events | 1 of 3 maintenance fees paid | in-force | High |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jul 21, 2038 | High |
The computation, verbatim
base=20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional: 2018-03-19+20y | =2038-03-19 | PTA+124d=2038-07-21 | PTE:none | TD:none | paid 4yr@2025-01-13 | status=in-force@2038-07-21
This family
| Application 61/728,067 | pending | not computed |
| Application 61/869,020 | pending | not computed |
| Application PCT/US2013/070797 | pending | not computed |
| Application 14/443,655 | abandoned | not computed |
| Application 62/473,163 | pending | not computed |
| US 10,378,053 | in-force | Mar 2038 |
| Application PCT/US2018/023187 | pending | not computed |
| US 11,060,140 | this patent | Jul 2038 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Fang, Rixun; Burns, Norman; Furtado, Manohar R.; Liu, Niandong; Owens, Windsor; Staker, Bryan P. | Apton Biosystems, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 29, 2023 Reel 64747, frame 267 | Apton Biosystems, Inc.; Neptune Acquisition II LLC | Apton Biosystems LLC | Merger and Change of Name |
| Sep 11, 2023 Reel 64868, frame 510 | Apton Biosystems LLC | Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 5, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Apton Biosystems LLC; Omniome, LLC; Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. | Illumina Cambridge Limited | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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What's changing
Jul 2038
Term ends. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 124 days of PTA are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
11
later US patents cite this one
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