Term ends Jun 15, 2036 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Apr 1, 2036
Filed Apr 1, 2016 as application 15/088,861 · Granted May 29, 2018
Base term plus 75 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2016
2036
Clock starts
Apr 1, 2016
Apr 1, 2016
Term ends
Jun 15, 2036
Jun 15, 2036
Granted
May 29, 2018
May 29, 2018
base term
patent term adjustment
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
75
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
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.
This patent's term runs 75 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 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 Apr 1, 2016, when this application, 15/088,861, was filed | Apr 1, 2036 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +75 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jun 15, 2036 | 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 | Jun 15, 2036 | High confidence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2016 Reel 38176, frame 128 | Tang, Nai-yuan; Chang, Yeong-ming | Ability Opto-Electronics Technology Co., Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Jun 2036
Term ends Jun 15, 2036. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 75 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
66
later US patents cite this one
That is top 5% of utility patents granted in 2018 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.