Term ends Mar 28, 2032 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 28, 2032
Held by Helix Innovations GmbH
Filed Jun 9, 2015 as application 14/734,509 · Granted Aug 2, 2016
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2012
2032
Clock starts
Mar 28, 2012
Mar 28, 2012
Term ends
Mar 28, 2032
Mar 28, 2032
Granted
Aug 2, 2016
Aug 2, 2016
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.
No effect
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 9,161,908, to Mar 28, 2032. The term already ends on or before that date, so the cap shortened nothing.
2 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.
3
Family applications on record here
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer is resolved from the filed document, and it ends no earlier than this term, so it shortens nothing. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. 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 Mar 28, 2012, when application PCT/SE2012/050336, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jun 9, 2015) | Mar 28, 2032 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | Disclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 9,161,908) | resolves to Mar 28, 2032, no earlier than this term, so no change | High confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Mar 28, 2032 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,161,908 | In force Mar 2032 | Mar 2032 |
| US 9,402,810 | this patent Mar 2032 | Mar 2032 |
2 of 3 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2016 Reel 39016, frame 829 | Tillce AB | Nyz AB | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 16, 2017 Reel 42023, frame 927 | Nyz AB | Nyz AB | Change of Address |
| Mar 9, 2020 Reel 52054, frame 780 | Chill of Sweden AB | Tillce AB; WM17 Holding AG | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 9, 2020 Reel 52055, frame 796 | WM17 Holding AG | WM17 Holding GmbH | Change of Name |
| Mar 9, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Chill of Sweden AB | Tillce AB | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 9, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Chill of Sweden AB | WM17 Holding AG | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 18, 2021 Reel 57215, frame 893 | WM17 Holding GmbH | WM15 Holding GmbH | Merger |
| Aug 18, 2021 Reel 57318, frame 964 | WM15 Holding GmbH; Burger Söhne Holding GmbH; Helix Innovations International GmbH | Helix Innovations GmbH | Merger |
Sources
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What's changing
Mar 2032
Term ends Mar 28, 2032. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Terminal disclaimer
A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 9,161,908, ends no earlier than this term, so it caps nothing.
Citations
18
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2016 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.