Also listed on The Quantum Group, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Sep 25, 2040 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jun 11, 2040
Held by Guillama, Noel J. and The Quantum Group, Inc.
Filed Jun 11, 2020 as application 16/899,535 · Granted Mar 14, 2023
Base term plus 106 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2020
2040
Clock starts
Jun 11, 2020
Jun 11, 2020
Term ends
Sep 25, 2040
Sep 25, 2040
Granted
Mar 14, 2023
Mar 14, 2023
base term
patent term adjustment
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
106
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
0 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 106 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 0 of 3 maintenance fees are 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 Jun 11, 2020, when this application, 16/899,535, was filed | Jun 11, 2040 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +106 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Sep 25, 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 | 0 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Sep 25, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2020 Reel 53041, frame 168 | Heath, Chester A.; Guillama, Noel J. | Guillama, Noel J.; The Quantum Group, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 25, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Guillama, Noel J.; Heath, Chester A. | Guillama, Noel J. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 25, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Guillama, Noel J.; Heath, Chester A. | The Quantum Group, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Sep 2040
Term ends Sep 25, 2040.
Note
The 106 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
9
later US patents cite this one
That is top 10% of utility patents granted in 2023 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
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In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.