Method of color accentuation

US 6,947,177 Term ended

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Term ended Sep 28, 2021 · From the USPTO record

Computed 20-year base term

Named at grant Paul Reed Smith Guitars Limited Partnership (Maryland) · find this owner

Filed Aug 17, 2001 as application 10/362,198 · Granted Sep 20, 2005

Base term plus 42 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)

Today

20 years from filing

Term ended Sep 28, 2021

2001 2026

Clock starts
Aug 17, 2001

Term ended
Sep 28, 2021

Granted
Sep 20, 2005

base term patent term adjustment after the term ends fee events 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

Days of term adjustment

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None

Terminal disclaimer

No disclaimer on this record.

3 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.

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Step	Input	Date after this step	Confidence
Base term, 20 years from filing	Clock starts Aug 17, 2001, when this application, 10/362,198, was filed	Aug 17, 2021	High confidence
Continuity chain	Every parent in the chain resolved	no change	High confidence
Patent term adjustment	+42 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record	Sep 28, 2021	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	3 of 3 maintenance fees paid	term ended	High confidence
Computed term end	The steps above, in order	Sep 28, 2021	From the USPTO record

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Method of color accentuation

Term ended Sep 28, 2021 · From the USPTO record

20-year base term ended Aug 17, 2021

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