Also listed on Olympus Optical Co., Ltd., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Aug 18, 2027 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Aug 22, 2023
Held by Olympus Corporation
Filed Aug 22, 2003 as application 10/646,637 · Granted Oct 12, 2010
Base term plus 1457 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2003
2027
Clock starts
Aug 22, 2003
Aug 22, 2003
Term ends
Aug 18, 2027
Aug 18, 2027
Granted
Oct 12, 2010
Oct 12, 2010
base term
patent term adjustment
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
1,457
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 1457 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 Aug 22, 2003, when this application, 10/646,637, was filed | Aug 22, 2023 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +1457 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Aug 18, 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 | Aug 18, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2003 Reel 14424, frame 61 | Tsuruoka, Takao | Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 9, 2004 Reel 15115, frame 279 | Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. | Olympus Corporation | Change of Name |
| Jun 27, 2016 Reel 39344, frame 502 | Olympus Corporation | Olympus Corporation | Change of Address |
Sources
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What's changing
Aug 2027
Term ends Aug 18, 2027. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 1457 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
28
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2010 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
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In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.