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Clinch fastener system

US 11,766,771 In force
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Term ends Sep 15, 2040 · From the USPTO record

Named at grant Pneu-Tools, Inc. · find this owner
Filed Apr 13, 2020 as application 16/847,161 · Granted Sep 26, 2023
Base term plus 155 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
2020 2040
Clock starts
Apr 13, 2020
Term ends
Sep 15, 2040
Granted
Sep 26, 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
155
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.

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Step Input Date after this step Confidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Apr 13, 2020, when this application, 16/847,161, was filedApr 13, 2040High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+155 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordSep 15, 2040High confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events0 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderSep 15, 2040From the USPTO record

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