Term ends Nov 16, 2026 · High confidence
Held by Yoder Brothers, Inc.
Filed May 3, 2006 as application 11/417,360 · Granted Jun 24, 2008
Base term plus 197 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2006
2026
Clock starts
May 3, 2006
May 3, 2006
Term ends
Nov 16, 2026
Nov 16, 2026
Granted
Jun 24, 2008
Jun 24, 2008
base term
patent term adjustment
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
197
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
20 years from filing
Base term
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This patent's term runs 197 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. No maintenance fees are payable on this kind of patent. 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 May 3, 2006, when this application, 11/417,360, was filed | May 3, 2026 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +197 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Nov 16, 2026 | 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 | Nov 16, 2026 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2006 Reel 17835, frame 941 | Vandenberg, Cornelis P. | Yoder Brothers, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Nov 2026
Term ends Nov 16, 2026. No maintenance fees are payable on this kind of patent
Note
The 197 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
0
later US patents cite this one
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