Term ends Oct 24, 2038 · High confidence
Held by NEXA3D Inc.
Filed Nov 19, 2021 as application 29/816,182 · Granted Oct 24, 2023
Base term, 15 years from grant
Today
2023
2038
Clock starts
Oct 24, 2023
Oct 24, 2023
Term ends
Oct 24, 2038
Oct 24, 2038
base term
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 D1,002,682, to Oct 24, 2038. The term already ends on or before that date, so the cap shortened nothing.
15 years from grant
Base term
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Family applications on record here
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This patent's term is its base term, 15 years from grant, 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. No maintenance fees are payable on this kind of patent. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 15 years from grant | Granted Oct 24, 2023 | Oct 24, 2038 | 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 D1,002,682) | resolves to Oct 24, 2038, no earlier than this term, so no change | High confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Oct 24, 2038 | High confidence |
This family
| US D1,002,682 | In force Oct 2038 | Oct 2038 |
| US D1,002,683 | this patent Oct 2038 | Oct 2038 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 2022 Reel 58678, frame 862 | Meling, Erlend Henry Olav; Sepulveda, Christy | Essentium, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 11, 2022 Reel 58994, frame 460 | Essentium, Inc. | Qshgp, Inc. | Security Interest |
| Jun 27, 2022 Reel 60445, frame 808 | Essentium, Inc.; Essentium Ipholdco, LLC; Essentium Ipco, LLC | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as the Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Nov 16, 2022 Reel 61950, frame 803 | Essentium, Inc. | Essentium Ipco, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 17, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association | Essentium, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 17, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association | Essentium Ipholdco, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 17, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association | Essentium Ipco, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 17, 2024 Reel 66339, frame 185 | Essentium Ipco, LLC. | NEXA3D Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 17, 2024 Reel 66339, frame 87 | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association | Essentium, Inc.; Essentium Ipholdco, LLC; Essentium Ipco, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 15, 2024 Reel 69381, frame 694 | NEXA3D Inc.; NXT Factory Inc.; NEXA3D APS | U.S. Bank Trust Company | Security Interest |
| Jun 10, 2025 Reel 71534, frame 581 | U.S. Bank Trust Company | NEXA3D Inc.; NXT Factory Inc.; NEXA3D APS | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 10, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | U.S. Bank Trust Company | NEXA3D Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 10, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | U.S. Bank Trust Company | NXT Factory Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 10, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | U.S. Bank Trust Company | NEXA3D APS | Release of Security Interest |
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Oct 2038
Term ends Oct 24, 2038. No maintenance fees are payable on this kind of patent
Terminal disclaimer
A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US D1,002,682, ends no earlier than this term, so it caps nothing.
Citations
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