Term ends Aug 13, 2038 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Aug 13, 2038
Why Medium: The disclaimer's references carry disclaimers of their own not yet read (US 12,043,486), so the cap could be lower.
Held by Tompkins Robotics, Inc.
Filed Jul 15, 2024 as application 18/773,114 · Granted Sep 1, 2026
Base term plus 145 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) · capped by a resolved terminal disclaimer
Today
2018
2038
Clock starts
Aug 13, 2018
Aug 13, 2018
Term ends
Aug 13, 2038
Aug 13, 2038
Granted
Sep 1, 2026
Sep 1, 2026
base term
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
145
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 12,043,486.
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.
8
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 runs 145 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document caps it earlier. 0 of 2 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 Aug 13, 2018, when application PCT/US2018/046460, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jul 15, 2024) | Aug 13, 2038 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +145 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jan 5, 2039 | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | Disclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 12,043,486) | capped to Aug 13, 2038 | 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 | Aug 13, 2038 | Medium confidence |
This family
| Application PCT/US2018/046460 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 10,870,131 | In force Nov 2038 | Nov 2038 |
| US 10,899,542 | In force Nov 2038 | Nov 2038 |
| Application PCT/US2020/024624 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 11,572,233 | In force Feb 2039 | Feb 2039 |
| US 11,745,946 | In force no later than Aug 2038 | no later than Aug 2038 |
| US 12,043,486 | In force no later than Aug 2038 | no later than Aug 2038 |
| US 12,722,895 | this patent Aug 2038 | Aug 2038 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2024 Reel 68443, frame 936 | Futch, Michael C.; Serstad, James M.; Fehrenbacher, Ryan; Patel, Milan; Wells, Ray; Wu, Steven; Kaminska, III, Richard C.; Edouard, James; McKnight, Denny; Spain, John C. | Tompkins International | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 29, 2024 Reel 68444, frame 253 | Tompkins Associates, Inc. Dba Tompkins International | Tompkins Robotics, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 29, 2024 Reel 68807, frame 849 | Tompkins International | Tompkins Associates, Inc. Dba Tompkins International | Change of Name |
| Aug 29, 2024 Reel 68807, frame 902 | Tompkins Robotics, LLC | Tompkins Robotics, Inc. | Change of Name |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Aug 2038
Term ends Aug 13, 2038. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 145 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 12,043,486.
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.