Term ends no later than Dec 31, 2040 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Jul 16, 2040
In force on USPTO's status record and by its fee record. A terminal disclaimer on file may shorten this term, possibly to a date already past; its reference document is unresolved, so the date above is an upper bound and no earlier date is guessed.
Jul 16, 2020
Dec 31, 2040
Aug 22, 2023
This patent's term runs 168 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer is on file with no resolved reference, so no cap is applied and none is guessed. 0 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: Medium. from the record
How we calculated this date
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Jul 16, 2020, when application 16/931,157, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed May 7, 2021) | Jul 16, 2040 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +168 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Dec 31, 2040 | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | Disclaimer on file (approved), reference document not resolved | no cap applied, and none guessed | Medium 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 | no later than Dec 31, 2040 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 11,000,611 | In force Jul 2040 | Jul 2040 |
| US 11,730,842 | this patent no later than Dec 2040 | no later than Dec 2040 |
| US 12,194,180 | In force Jul 2040 | Jul 2040 |
| US 12,491,278 | In force Jul 2040 | Jul 2040 |
| Application 19/388,381 | Pending not computed | not computed |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
USPTO account required: This application in Patent Center · USPTO's maintenance fee lookup
Maintenance fee events come from USPTO's own fee records. Its fee lookup asks for the patent number and the application number.
What's changing
A terminal disclaimer is on file (approved) and its reference document is not resolved. A disclaimer would cap the term earlier than Dec 31, 2040. We will not guess the cap.