Term ends May 20, 2034 · High confidence
20-year base term ends May 20, 2034
Held by Shimano Inc.
Filed Apr 19, 2024 as application 18/639,965 · Granted Oct 21, 2025
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2014
2034
Clock starts
May 20, 2014
May 20, 2014
Term ends
May 20, 2034
May 20, 2034
Granted
Oct 21, 2025
Oct 21, 2025
base term
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
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
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.
6
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. 0 of 2 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts May 20, 2014, when application 14/283,165, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Apr 19, 2024) | May 20, 2034 | 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 | None on record | no cap applied | High confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 0 of 2 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | May 20, 2034 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,964,196 | In force Aug 2034 | Aug 2034 |
| US 11,440,620 | In force Jul 2035 | Jul 2035 |
| US 10,994,803 | In force Jun 2035 | Jun 2035 |
| US 10,994,804 | In force Jun 2035 | Jun 2035 |
| US 11,987,322 | In force May 2034 | May 2034 |
| US 12,448,082 | this patent May 2034 | May 2034 |
The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
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What's changing
May 2034
Term ends May 20, 2034. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
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