Also listed on Kosmix Corporation, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Dec 20, 2027 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jan 25, 2027
Held by Walmart Apollo, LLC
Filed Jan 25, 2007 as application 11/698,576 · Granted Jun 23, 2009
Base term plus 329 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2007
2027
Clock starts
Jan 25, 2007
Jan 25, 2007
Term ends
Dec 20, 2027
Dec 20, 2027
Granted
Jun 23, 2009
Jun 23, 2009
base term
patent term adjustment
fee events
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
329
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
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.
This patent's term runs 329 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. 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 Jan 25, 2007, when this application, 11/698,576, was filed | Jan 25, 2027 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +329 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Dec 20, 2027 | 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 | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Dec 20, 2027 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 2007 Reel 18845, frame 1 | Bhalotia, Gaurav; Kadirkamanathan, Janardhanan | Kosmix Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 5, 2012 Reel 29243, frame 441 | Kosmix Corporation | Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | Merger |
| Apr 2, 2018 Reel 45817, frame 115 | Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | Walmart Apollo, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Dec 2027
Term ends Dec 20, 2027. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 329 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
10
later US patents cite this one
That is below the median of utility patents granted in 2009 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
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.