Term ends Jul 2, 2038 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jul 2, 2038
Held by Torc CND Robotics, Inc.
Filed Apr 4, 2022 as application 17/712,727 · Granted Oct 10, 2023
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2018
2038
Clock starts
Jul 2, 2018
Jul 2, 2018
Term ends
Jul 2, 2038
Jul 2, 2038
Granted
Oct 10, 2023
Oct 10, 2023
base term
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
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
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.
16
Family applications on record here
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. 0 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record
How we calculated this date
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Jul 2, 2018, when application 16/025,776, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Apr 4, 2022) | Jul 2, 2038 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | None on file | no change | 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 | Jul 2, 2038 | High confidence |
This family
| US 10,713,537 | In force Nov 2038 | Nov 2038 |
| US 11,295,176 | In force Jul 2038 | Jul 2038 |
| US 11,783,231 | this patent Jul 2038 | Jul 2038 |
| US 12,482,068 | In force Nov 2040 | Nov 2040 |
| US 11,790,272 | In force Jul 2038 | Jul 2038 |
| US 11,809,975 | In force Jul 2038 | Jul 2038 |
| US 12,112,248 | In force Jul 2038 | Jul 2038 |
| Application 18/526,787 | Pending not computed | not computed |
8 of 16 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2022 Reel 59492, frame 252 | Heide, Felix | Algolux Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 4, 2022 Reel 59592, frame 433 | Algolux Inc. | Algolux Inc. | Change of Address |
| Jun 21, 2022 Reel 60259, frame 88 | Algolux Inc.; Algolux (USA) Inc. | Royal Bank of Canada | Security Interest |
| Apr 6, 2023 Reel 63245, frame 485 | Royal Bank of Canada | Algolux Inc.; Algolux (USA) Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 6, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Royal Bank of Canada | Algolux Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 6, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Royal Bank of Canada | Algolux (USA) Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 27, 2023 Reel 64087, frame 491 | Algolux Inc. | Torc CND Robotics, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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What's changing
Jul 2038
Term ends Jul 2, 2038. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Citations
1
later US patent cites this one
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