Term ends Sep 16, 2040 · High confidence
Held by Puff Corporation
Filed Oct 20, 2021 as application 29/812,211 · Granted Sep 16, 2025
Base term, 15 years from grant
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2025
2040
Clock starts
Sep 16, 2025
Sep 16, 2025
Term ends
Sep 16, 2040
Sep 16, 2040
base term
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
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15 years from grant
Base term
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19
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 15 years from grant | Granted Sep 16, 2025 | Sep 16, 2040 | 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 |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Sep 16, 2040 | High confidence |
This family
| Application 63/185,458 | Provisional application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 11,375,752 | In force Aug 2041 | Aug 2041 |
| US 11,576,431 | In force Oct 2041 | Oct 2041 |
| US D1,093,718 | this patent Sep 2040 | Sep 2040 |
| Application PCT/US2022/022129 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US D1,008,541 | In force Dec 2038 | Dec 2038 |
| Application PCT/US2022/028122 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| Application PCT/US2022/028114 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
8 of 19 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
Assignments
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| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2025 Reel 72046, frame 95 | Wiedemann, Dane; Bajpai, Avinash; Volodarsky, Roger | Puff Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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