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Method of extending a borehole of a relief well, bottomhole assembly, drill string, and other apparatus

US 11,965,415 In force
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Term ends Dec 30, 2040 · From the USPTO record

Named at grant Well Intercept AS · find this owner
Filed Oct 22, 2019 as application 17/286,995 · Granted Apr 23, 2024
Base term plus 435 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
2019 2040
Clock starts
Oct 22, 2019
Term ends
Dec 30, 2040
Granted
Apr 23, 2024
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
435
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 Oct 22, 2019, when this application, 17/286,995, was filedOct 22, 2039High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+435 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordDec 30, 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 orderDec 30, 2040From the USPTO record

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