Term ends Apr 30, 2030 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Apr 30, 2030
Why Medium: The disclaimer's references carry disclaimers of their own not yet read (US 11,775,596), so the cap could be lower.
Apr 30, 2010
Apr 30, 2030
Oct 28, 2025
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 1 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 Apr 30, 2010, when application 12/772,168, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Aug 24, 2023) | Apr 30, 2030 | 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 10,489,441, US 11,341,194, US 11,775,596, US 9,760,634) | resolves to Apr 30, 2030, no earlier than this term, so no change | Medium confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 0 of 1 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Apr 30, 2030 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 9,760,634 | In force Mar 2032 | Mar 2032 |
| US 10,489,441 | In force Apr 2030 | Apr 2030 |
| US 11,341,194 | In force Apr 2030 | Apr 2030 |
| US 11,775,596 | In force no later than Apr 2030 | no later than Apr 2030 |
| US 12,455,928 | this patent Apr 2030 | Apr 2030 |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 10,489,441, US 11,341,194, US 11,775,596, US 9,760,634, ends no earlier than this term, so it caps nothing.