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Term ends Jul 15, 2031 · Low confidence

Reissue of US 9,364,072, which was surrendered when this reissue was granted; its term and maintenance fees continue here.

Held by Kuiu, LLC
Filed Jun 8, 2018 as application 16/003,603 · Granted Jul 14, 2020
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2011 2031
Clock starts
Jul 15, 2011
Term ends
Jul 15, 2031
Granted
Jul 14, 2020
base term 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
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
No effect
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 9,095,203, to Jul 15, 2031. The term already ends on or before that date, so the cap shortened nothing.
2 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 (Jun 14, 2016). 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 Jul 15, 2011, when the earliest non-provisional application in its chain was filed (this one was filed Jun 8, 2018)Jul 15, 2031High confidence
Continuity chainA reissue: its term follows the original patent's, with the original's term adjustmentfollows the original patentMedium confidence
Patent term adjustmentNo term adjustment record on a grant after 2005, so none is addedno changeMedium confidence
Terminal disclaimer capDisclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 9,095,203)resolves to Jul 15, 2031, no earlier than this term, so no changeHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events2 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderJul 15, 2031Low confidence

Sources

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In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.

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