Also listed on Digitalinsights Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Sep 19, 2042 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Sep 19, 2042
Filed May 15, 2024 as application 18/665,065 · Granted Feb 10, 2026
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2022
2042
Clock starts
Sep 19, 2022
Sep 19, 2022
Term ends
Sep 19, 2042
Sep 19, 2042
Granted
Feb 10, 2026
Feb 10, 2026
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 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.
3
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 3 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 Sep 19, 2022, when application PCT/KR2022/013976, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed May 15, 2024) | Sep 19, 2042 | 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 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Sep 19, 2042 | High confidence |
This family
| US 12,549,762 | this patent Sep 2042 | Sep 2042 |
| Application 19/448,815 | Pending not computed | not computed |
2 of 3 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.
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2024 Reel 67446, frame 514 | Ahn, Yong Jo; Lee, Jong Seok; Heo, Jin; Park, Seung Wook | Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Corporation; Digitalinsights Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 17, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Lee, Jong Seok; Ahn, Yong Jo; Heo, Jin; Park, Seung Wook | Hyundai Motor Company | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 17, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Lee, Jong Seok; Ahn, Yong Jo; Heo, Jin; Park, Seung Wook | Kia Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 17, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Lee, Jong Seok; Ahn, Yong Jo; Heo, Jin; Park, Seung Wook | Digitalinsights Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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Sep 2042
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