Medication Adherence System for Recording Contents of Medication Packages Vended from a Plurality of Vending Machines in an Electronic Record That Stores Records for a Plurality of Patients Associated with Respective Vending Machines
US 9,477,817 In force, term unresolvedTerm ends no later than Mar 20, 2033 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 20, 2033
In force on USPTO's status record and by its fee record. A terminal disclaimer on file may shorten this term, possibly to a date already past; its reference document is unresolved, so the date above is an upper bound and no earlier date is guessed.
Mar 20, 2013
Mar 20, 2033
Oct 25, 2016
How we calculated this date
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Mar 20, 2013, when the earliest non-provisional application in its chain was filed (this one was filed Aug 21, 2015) | Mar 20, 2033 | 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 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 | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | no later than Mar 20, 2033 | Medium confidence |
Sources
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