Term ends Nov 13, 2034 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 13, 2034
Held by Tecan Genomics, Inc.
Filed Nov 13, 2014 as application 14/540,917 · Granted Jan 17, 2017
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2014
2034
Clock starts
Nov 13, 2014
Nov 13, 2014
Term ends
Nov 13, 2034
Nov 13, 2034
Granted
Jan 17, 2017
Jan 17, 2017
base term
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
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
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.
5
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. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Nov 13, 2014, when this application, 14/540,917, was filed | Nov 13, 2034 | 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 | None on record | no cap applied | 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 | Nov 13, 2034 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,546,399 | this patent Nov 2034 | Nov 2034 |
| US 10,570,448 | In force Nov 2034 | Nov 2034 |
| US 11,098,357 | In force Nov 2034 | Nov 2034 |
| US 11,725,241 | In force May 2035 | May 2035 |
| Application 18/341,436 | Pending not computed | not computed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2014 Reel 34604, frame 190 | Amorese, Douglas; Schroeder, Ben; Scolnick, Jonathan | Nugen Technologies, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 23, 2016 Reel 40406, frame 765 | Nugen Technologies, Inc. | Oxford Finance LLC, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Aug 31, 2023 Reel 64765, frame 664 | Oxford Finance LLC, as Collateral Agent | Nugen Technologies, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 14, 2023 Reel 64899, frame 469 | Nugen Technologies, Inc. | Tecan Genomics, Inc. | Change of Name |
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What's changing
Nov 2034
Term ends Nov 13, 2034. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Citations
49
later US patents cite this one
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