Collateral for a security interest recorded Jul 29, 2024 (Western Alliance Bank).
Term ends Jan 17, 2040 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 8, 2039
Held by Vida Diagnostics, Inc.
Filed Nov 8, 2019 as application 16/678,737 · Granted Nov 16, 2021
Base term plus 70 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2019
2040
Clock starts
Nov 8, 2019
Nov 8, 2019
Term ends
Jan 17, 2040
Jan 17, 2040
Granted
Nov 16, 2021
Nov 16, 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
70
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 70 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 Nov 8, 2019, when this application, 16/678,737, was filed | Nov 8, 2039 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +70 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jan 17, 2040 | 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 | Jan 17, 2040 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2019 Reel 50968, frame 321 | Peterson, Samuel; Thomas, Benj; Tschirren, Juerg | Vida Diagnostics, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 18, 2024 Reel 66812, frame 125 | Vida Diagnostics, Inc. | Live Oak Banking Company | Security Interest |
| Jul 29, 2024 Reel 68111, frame 257 | Vida Diagnostics, Inc. | Western Alliance Bank | Security Interest |
| Aug 8, 2024 Reel 68224, frame 809 | Live Oak Banking Company | Vida Diagnostics, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 10, 2025 Reel 72536, frame 164 | Vida Diagnostics, Inc. | Broadoak Income Fund, L.p. | Security Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Jan 2040
Term ends Jan 17, 2040. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 70 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
8
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% 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.