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Systems and Methods for State-Less Authentication

US RE46,513 Term ended
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Term ended Nov 20, 2022 · Low confidence

Reissue of US 7,020,645, which was surrendered when this reissue was granted; its term and maintenance fees continue here.

Held by Alto Dynamics, LLC
Filed Feb 8, 2012 as application 13/369,112 · Granted Aug 15, 2017
Base term plus 580 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
Term ended Nov 20, 2022
2001 2026
Clock starts
Apr 19, 2001
Term ended
Nov 20, 2022
Granted
Aug 15, 2017
base term patent term adjustment after the term ends fee events 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
580
Days of term adjustment
Read from the original patent's USPTO patent term adjustment record, which governs a reissue. Not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
3 of 3
Maintenance fees paid
Three maintenance fees fall due, at 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years from the original patent's grant (Mar 28, 2006). This counts the ones the record shows paid.

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 filingClock starts Apr 19, 2001, when the earliest non-provisional application in its chain was filed (this one was filed Feb 8, 2012)Apr 19, 2021High confidence
Continuity chainA reissue: its term follows the original patent's, with the original's term adjustmentfollows the original patentMedium confidence
Patent term adjustment+580 days, the original patent's USPTO patent term adjustment record, which governs a reissue (35 U.S.C. 251). This reissue's own record carries noneNov 20, 2022Medium confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events3 of 3 maintenance fees paidterm endedHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderNov 20, 2022Low confidence

Sources

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