Term ends Feb 7, 2036 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Dec 16, 2035
Why Medium: The disclaimer's references carry disclaimers of their own not yet read (US 11,168,554), so the cap could be lower.
Dec 16, 2015
Feb 7, 2036
May 12, 2026
This patent's term runs 53 days past its 20-year base term on 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 2 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 Dec 16, 2015, when application 14/971,450, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Dec 27, 2023) | Dec 16, 2035 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +53 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Feb 7, 2036 | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | Disclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 10,378,326, US 11,168,554, US 11,891,993) | resolves to Feb 7, 2036, no earlier than this term, so no change | Medium 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 | Feb 7, 2036 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 9,534,473 | In force Dec 2035 | Dec 2035 |
| US 10,378,326 | In force Apr 2036 | Apr 2036 |
| US 11,168,554 | In force no later than Jun 2036 | no later than Jun 2036 |
| US 11,891,993 | In force Apr 2036 | Apr 2036 |
| US 12,624,685 | this patent Feb 2036 | Feb 2036 |
| Application 19/659,228 | Pending not computed | not computed |
Assignments
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 2024 Reel 66412, frame 813 | Morris, Jeffrey G.; Jensen, Neal; Bodishbaugh, Adrian Benjamin | Evolution Well Services, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 8, 2024 Reel 66412, frame 818 | Evolution Well Services, LLC | Typhon Technology Solutions, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 8, 2024 Reel 66412, frame 827 | Typhon Technology Solutions, LLC | Typhon Technology Solutions (U.S.), LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 3, 2025 Reel 71820, frame 601 | Typhon Technology Solutions (U.S.), LLC | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Agent | Security Interest |
| Sep 3, 2025 Reel 73151, frame 1 | Typhon Technology Solutions (U.S.), LLC | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Agent | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Cover Sheet to Remove Oath/Declaration Option Previously Recorded on Reel 71820 Frame 601. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Interest. |
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 10,378,326, US 11,168,554, US 11,891,993, ends no earlier than this term, so it caps nothing.