Food inspection apparatus, method of inspecting food, and method of learning in identification unit of food inspection apparatus
US 11,079,334 Lapsed on the fee recordLapsed Aug 3, 2025 on the fee record · From the USPTO record
20-year base term ends Aug 22, 2037
First maintenance fee unpaid; grace period ended.
Aug 22, 2017
Aug 3, 2025
Aug 3, 2021
Feb 20, 2038
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| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Aug 22, 2017, when this application, 16/325,365, was filed | Aug 22, 2037 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +182 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Feb 20, 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 | 0 of 3 maintenance fees paid | lapsed Aug 3, 2025 | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Aug 3, 2025 | From the USPTO record |
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