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US 7,739,354 Lapsed on the fee recordLapsed Jun 15, 2022 on the fee record · Medium confidence
20-year base term ended Mar 1, 2021
Why Medium: A terminal disclaimer is on file (approved) with no resolved reference, so the term may end earlier.
Third maintenance fee unpaid; grace period ended.
Mar 1, 2001
Jun 15, 2022
Jun 15, 2010
Apr 8, 2026
How we calculated this date
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Mar 1, 2001, when this application, 09/797,318, was filed | Mar 1, 2021 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +1864 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Apr 8, 2026 | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | Disclaimer on file (approved), reference document not resolved | no cap applied, and none guessed | Medium confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | lapsed Jun 15, 2022 | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jun 15, 2022 | Medium confidence |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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Maintenance fee events come from USPTO's own fee records. Its fee lookup asks for the patent number and the application number.
Not on this page: the patent's family, its recorded assignments and its citation count. USPTO's assignment records, linked above, list every recorded assignment.
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