Term ends Jun 23, 2037 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jun 23, 2037
Held by Bind Benefits, Inc.
Filed Oct 21, 2019 as application 16/659,438 · Granted Aug 11, 2026
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2017
2037
Clock starts
Jun 23, 2017
Jun 23, 2017
Term ends
Jun 23, 2037
Jun 23, 2037
Granted
Aug 11, 2026
Aug 11, 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 2
Maintenance fees paid
Two maintenance fees can end this term early, the ones due 3.5 and 7.5 years from grant; the third one's grace period runs past the term end. This counts the ones the record shows paid.
6
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 2 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: High. 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 Jun 23, 2017, when applications 15/631,961 and 15/632,052, the earliest non-provisional applications in its chain, were filed (this one was filed Oct 21, 2019) | Jun 23, 2037 | 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 2 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jun 23, 2037 | High confidence |
This family
| US 12,711,553 | In force Jun 2037 | Jun 2037 |
| US 11,663,670 | In force Dec 2037 | Dec 2037 |
| US 12,731,190 | In force Jun 2037 | Jun 2037 |
| US 11,790,454 | In force Dec 2037 | Dec 2037 |
| US 12,705,672 | this patent Jun 2037 | Jun 2037 |
| US 12,266,018 | In force Jun 2037 | Jun 2037 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2023 Reel 63486, frame 532 | Miller, Anthony; Dickey, David; Chiv, Henning; Chock, Matthew; Eiden, Glen; Fast, Trevor; Wagoner, Shawn; Wiandt, Matthew; Zeaske, Jessica; Thygeson, Nels Marcus; Haupt, Jason; Hastings, Charley | Bind Benefits, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Jun 2037
Term ends Jun 23, 2037. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Citations
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