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US 8,321,928 Term endedTerm ended Apr 3, 2021 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Apr 3, 2021
USPTO later recorded it as expired for non-payment on Dec 30, 2024.
Apr 3, 2001
Apr 3, 2021
Nov 27, 2012
How we calculated this date
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Apr 3, 2001, when the earliest non-provisional application in its chain was filed (this one was filed Jan 8, 2007) | Apr 3, 2021 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +1129 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | May 6, 2024 | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | Disclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 7,165,269) | capped to Apr 3, 2021 | High confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 2 of 2 maintenance fees paid | term ended | High confidence |
| USPTO status record | Recorded as expired for non-payment on Dec 30, 2024, after the term ended | no change | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Apr 3, 2021 | High confidence |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
USPTO account required: This application in Patent Center · USPTO's maintenance fee lookup
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.
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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