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Infrared deception countermeasure system

US 6,707,052 Term ended
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Term ended Mar 16, 2021 · From the USPTO record

No current holder resolved from the recorded chain.
Filed Feb 7, 1963 as application 04/255,916 · Granted Mar 16, 2004
Base term, 17 years from grant or 20 from filing, whichever is later
Today
17 years from grant or 20 from filing, whichever is later
Term ended Mar 16, 2021
1963 2026
Clock starts
Feb 7, 1963
Term ended
Mar 16, 2021
Granted
Mar 16, 2004
base term after the term ends 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.
Not on record
Maintenance fees
USPTO's record of this patent carries no fee events. A gap in the record, not evidence of lapse.

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Base term, the 1995 transition ruleGranted Mar 16, 2004 + 17 years, or clock starts Feb 7, 1963 + 20 years, whichever is laterMar 16, 2021High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee eventsNo fee events in USPTO's record of this patent. A gap in the record, not evidence of lapseterm endedMedium confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderMar 16, 2021From the USPTO record

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