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US 9,971,754 Surrendered on reissueSurrendered on reissue Jul 16, 2024 · Low confidence
20-year base term ends Jul 13, 2032
Surrendered on reissue Jul 16, 2024 · its term and maintenance fees continue in US RE50,043.
Jul 13, 2012
Jul 16, 2024
May 15, 2018
Dec 23, 2032
How we calculated this date
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Jul 13, 2012, when the earliest non-provisional application in its chain was filed (this one was filed Jan 26, 2016) | Jul 13, 2032 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +163 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Dec 23, 2032 | 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 | No fee event states this; the fee state is read from the payments the fee record holds; the fee record shows no payment for this window, and USPTO's status still reads "Patented Case" | no change | Low confidence |
| Reissue | US RE50,043 issued Jul 16, 2024, and this patent's term continues in it (35 U.S.C. 251, 252) | surrendered Jul 16, 2024 | High confidence |
| Surrendered on reissue | The steps above, in order | Jul 16, 2024 | Low 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
This computed term ends no later than the date shown; an unresolved terminal disclaimer may end it earlier. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.