Term ends Feb 15, 2045 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 22, 2044
Held by Orbotech Ltd.
Filed Nov 22, 2024 as application 18/957,387 · Granted Aug 18, 2026
Base term plus 88 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) · capped by a resolved terminal disclaimer
Today
2024
2045
Clock starts
Nov 22, 2024
Nov 22, 2024
Term ends
Feb 15, 2045
Feb 15, 2045
Granted
Aug 18, 2026
Aug 18, 2026
base term
patent term adjustment
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
88
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
Capped
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 12,716,713.
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.
This patent's term runs 88 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document caps it earlier. 0 of 3 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 Nov 22, 2024, when this application, 18/957,387, was filed | Nov 22, 2044 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +88 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Feb 18, 2045 | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | Disclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 12,716,713) | capped to Feb 15, 2045 | 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 | Feb 15, 2045 | High confidence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 2024 Reel 69501, frame 281 | Haymore, Scott; Bronfman, Arkady; Goichman, Tal; Wilby, Tony; Rosenberg, Boaz | Orbotech Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Feb 2045
Term ends Feb 15, 2045. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 88 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Disclaimer cap
This term is capped by a terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 12,716,713.
Citations
We have no citation count for this patent yet. That is not the same as never having been cited.
Every date shows its work: the base term, any term adjustment or extension, any disclaimer cap, and the maintenance fee record, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.