Term ended Feb 14, 2026 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ended Feb 14, 2026
Why Medium: The disclaimer's references carry disclaimers of their own not yet read (US 10,578,738, US 7,920,272), so the cap could be lower.
Feb 14, 2006
Feb 14, 2026
Jul 28, 2026
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. 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 Feb 14, 2006, when application 11/353,123, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Oct 8, 2022) | Feb 14, 2026 | 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 10,578,738, US 11,467,282, US 7,511,824, US 7,920,272, US 8,582,085, US 9,864,060) | resolves to Feb 14, 2026, no earlier than this term, so no change | Medium confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | No maintenance fee can end the term early | term ended | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Feb 14, 2026 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 7,511,824 | Term ended Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 |
| US 7,920,272 | Term ended no later than Feb 2026 | no later than Feb 2026 |
| US 8,582,085 | Term ended Feb 2026 | Feb 2026 |
| US 9,864,060 | In force Jun 2027 | Jun 2027 |
| US 10,578,738 | Term ended no later than Feb 2026 | no later than Feb 2026 |
| US 11,467,282 | Term ended Feb 2026 | Feb 2026 |
| US 12,693,413 | this patent Feb 2026 | Feb 2026 |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 10,578,738, US 11,467,282, US 7,511,824, US 7,920,272, US 8,582,085, US 9,864,060, ends no earlier than this term, so it caps nothing.