Term ends Dec 8, 2026 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 6, 2040
Why Medium: The disclaimer's references carry disclaimers of their own not yet read (US 11,542,676), so the cap could be lower.
Held by Nextpower LLC
Filed May 6, 2024 as application 18/656,293 · Granted Feb 3, 2026
Base term, 20 years from filing · capped by a resolved terminal disclaimer
Today
2020
2040
Clock starts
Nov 6, 2020
Nov 6, 2020
Term ends
Dec 8, 2026
Dec 8, 2026
Granted
Feb 3, 2026
Feb 3, 2026
base term
after the term ends
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.
Capped
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 10,907,318, US 11,168,456, US 11,542,676, US 12,416,129, US 7,630,030.
None due
Maintenance fees
This term ends before the first maintenance fee's grace period does, 4 years from grant, so no fee can end it early.
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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 resolved from the filed document caps it earlier. No maintenance fee can end this term early. Confidence: Medium. 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.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Nov 6, 2020, when application 17/091,523, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed May 6, 2024) | Nov 6, 2040 | 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 10,907,318, US 11,168,456, US 11,542,676, US 12,416,129, US 7,630,030) | capped to Dec 8, 2026 | Medium confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | No maintenance fee can end the term early | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Dec 8, 2026 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 11,168,456 | In force Oct 2039 | Oct 2039 |
| US 12,331,479 | In force Jun 2042 | Jun 2042 |
| US 12,359,389 | In force no later than Apr 2043 | no later than Apr 2043 |
| US 12,540,447 | this patent Dec 2026 | Dec 2026 |
| Application 19/422,768 | Pending not computed | not computed |
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.
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 2024 Reel 69512, frame 712 | Kraft, Steven; Almy, Charles; Capsuto, Ian; Pavlick, Jesse | Ojjo, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 18, 2026 Reel 73815, frame 49 | Kraft, Steve; Almy, Charles; Capsuto, Ian; Pavlick, Jesse | Ojjo, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 31, 2026 Reel 75480, frame 625 | Ojjo, Inc. | Nextpower LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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
Dec 2026
Term ends Dec 8, 2026. No further fees fall due before then
Disclaimer cap
This term is capped by a terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 10,907,318, US 11,168,456, US 11,542,676, US 12,416,129, US 7,630,030.
Citations
We have no citation count for this patent yet. That is not the same as never having been cited.
Every date shows its work: the base term, any term adjustment or extension, any disclaimer cap, and the maintenance fee record, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
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.