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Flexible Fastening Band Connector

US 11,998,240 In force
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Term ends Jan 14, 2036 · Medium confidence

Why Medium: A parent in the chain could not be resolved.

Held by Spinal Elements, Inc.
Filed Dec 7, 2021 as application 17/544,265 · Granted Jun 4, 2024
Base term plus 120 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
2015 2036
Clock starts
Sep 16, 2015
Term ends
Jan 14, 2036
Granted
Jun 4, 2024
base term patent term adjustment Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
120
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 2
Maintenance fees paid
Two maintenance fees can end this term early, the ones due 3.5 and 7.5 years from grant; the third one's grace period runs past the term end. This counts the ones the record shows paid.

How we calculated this date

One row per rule, each showing its own input and what it did to the date. A step we could not verify says so instead of resolving itself.
Step Input Date after this step Confidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Sep 16, 2015, when the earliest non-provisional application in its chain was filed (this one was filed Dec 7, 2021); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row)Sep 16, 2035High confidence
Continuity chainA parent in the chain could not be resolveddated from this application's own claimMedium confidence
Patent term adjustment+120 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordJan 14, 2036High confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events0 of 2 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderJan 14, 2036Medium confidence

Sources

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Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.

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