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High temperature stable amorphous silica-rich aluminosilicates

US 8,497,018 In force (reinstated)
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Term ends Jan 27, 2030 · From the USPTO record

Named at grant Applied Thin Films, Inc. · find this owner
Filed Jul 20, 2011 as application 13/186,861 · Granted Jul 30, 2013
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2010 2030
Clock starts
Jan 27, 2010
Term ends
Jan 27, 2030
Granted
Jul 30, 2013
base term 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
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
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Maintenance fees paid
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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Jan 27, 2010, when the earliest non-provisional application in its chain was filed (this one was filed Jul 20, 2011); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row)Jan 27, 2030High confidence
Continuity chainA parent in the chain could not be resolveddated from this application's own claimMedium confidence
Patent term adjustmentNo term adjustment record on a grant after 2005, so none is addedno changeMedium confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events3 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn force (reinstated)High confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderJan 27, 2030From the USPTO record

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