Term ends no later than Nov 5, 2037 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Sep 21, 2036
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.
Sep 21, 2016
Nov 5, 2037
Jan 16, 2024
This patent's term runs 410 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 Sep 21, 2016, when application 15/272,332, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Dec 9, 2020) | Sep 21, 2036 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +410 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Nov 5, 2037 | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | Disclaimer on file (filed), 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 Nov 5, 2037 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 10,210,135 | In force Sep 2036 | Sep 2036 |
| US 10,311,018 | In force Feb 2037 | Feb 2037 |
| US 10,349,251 | In force May 2037 | May 2037 |
| US 10,878,060 | In force Apr 2037 | Apr 2037 |
| US 10,891,256 | In force no later than Sep 2036 | no later than Sep 2036 |
| US 10,771,947 | In force Sep 2036 | Sep 2036 |
| US 11,874,895 | this patent no later than Nov 2037 | no later than Nov 2037 |
| US 11,874,896 | In force no later than Jul 2037 | no later than Jul 2037 |
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 (filed) and its reference document is not resolved. A disclaimer would cap the term earlier than Nov 5, 2037. We will not guess the cap.