Term ends Dec 3, 2041 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Dec 3, 2041
Why Medium: A parent in the chain could not be resolved.
Held by Orange Biomed Co., Ltd.
Filed Jun 3, 2024 as application 18/731,644 · Granted Feb 24, 2026
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2021
2041
Clock starts
Dec 3, 2021
Dec 3, 2021
Term ends
Dec 3, 2041
Dec 3, 2041
Granted
Feb 24, 2026
Feb 24, 2026
base term
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.
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.
10
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: 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 Dec 3, 2021, when application PCT/KR2021/018280, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jun 3, 2024); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row) | Dec 3, 2041 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | A parent in the chain could not be resolved | dated from this application's own claim | Medium 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 | Dec 3, 2041 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 11,747,348 | In force Dec 2041 | Dec 2041 |
| US 11,852,577 | In force Dec 2041 | Dec 2041 |
| US 12,019,082 | In force Dec 2041 | Dec 2041 |
| US 12,013,404 | In force Dec 2041 | Dec 2041 |
| US 12,025,548 | In force Dec 2041 | Dec 2041 |
| US 12,399,185 | In force Dec 2041 | Dec 2041 |
| US 12,560,522 | this patent Dec 2041 | Dec 2041 |
| Application 19/287,299 | Pending not computed | not computed |
8 of 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2024 Reel 68172, frame 732 | Ko, Ung Hyeon; Kang, Seung Jin; Park, Eun Young | Orange Biomed Ltd., Co. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 13, 2024 Reel 69198, frame 843 | Orange Biomed Ltd., Co. | Orange Biomed Co., Ltd. | Change of Name |
Sources
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Dec 2041
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