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Dual-Mode Fluid Connector Supporting Different Operating Modes

US 12,077,424 In force, term unresolved
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded Aug 21, 2026 (Cathay Bank).

Term ends no later than Mar 31, 2041 · Low confidence

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.

Filed Sep 29, 2023 as application 18/375,090 · Granted Sep 3, 2024
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2021 2041
Clock starts
Mar 31, 2021
Ends no later than
Mar 31, 2041
Granted
Sep 3, 2024
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.
Unresolved
Terminal disclaimer
On file, reference document not resolved, so the date above is an upper bound. We do not guess the cap.
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.
27
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. 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: Low. from the record

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.
StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Mar 31, 2021, when application 17/218,314, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Sep 29, 2023); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row)Mar 31, 2041High confidence
Continuity chainA parent in the chain could not be resolveddated from this application's own claimMedium confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Terminal disclaimer capDisclaimer on file (approved), reference document not resolvedno cap applied, and none guessedMedium confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events0 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderno later than Mar 31, 2041Low confidence

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US 11,597,642In force
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US 12,077,424this patent
no later than Mar 2041
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8 of 27 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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Apr 11, 2024
Reel 67070, frame 485
Botrista Technology, Inc.Botrista, Inc.Change of Name
Feb 13, 2025
Reel 70228, frame 600
Botrista, Inc., a de Corporation, F/K/A Botrista Technology, Inc.East West Bank, a California Banking CorporationSecurity Interest
Aug 21, 2026
Reel 76262, frame 687
Botrista, Inc.Cathay BankSecurity Interest
Sep 14, 2026
Reel 76484, frame 140
East West BankBotrista, Inc., a de Corporation, F/K/A Botrista Technology, Inc.Release of Security Interest

Sources

Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO

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