Term ends Sep 8, 2037 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Sep 8, 2037
Why Medium: The disclaimer's references carry disclaimers of their own not yet read (US 11,797,298), so the cap could be lower.
Sep 8, 2017
Sep 8, 2037
Dec 10, 2024
This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer is resolved from the filed document, and it ends no earlier than this term, so it shortens nothing. 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 8, 2017, when application 15/699,489, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Sep 12, 2023) | Sep 8, 2037 | 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 | Disclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 10,474,455, US 11,093,240, US 11,797,298) | resolves to Sep 8, 2037, no earlier than this term, so no change | 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 | Sep 8, 2037 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 10,474,455 | In force Sep 2037 | Sep 2037 |
| Application PCT/US2018/050281 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 11,093,240 | Lapsed on the fee record Aug 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| US 11,797,298 | In force no later than Sep 2037 | no later than Sep 2037 |
| US 12,164,913 | this patent Sep 2037 | Sep 2037 |
| Application 18/943,342 | Pending not computed | not computed |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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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 resolved from the filed document, referencing US 10,474,455, US 11,093,240, US 11,797,298, ends no earlier than this term, so it caps nothing.