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Agricultural Vehicle with Dual Purpose Conveyor

US 10,104,838 Lapsed on the fee record
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Lapsed Oct 23, 2026 on the fee record · Low confidence

Second maintenance fee unpaid; grace period ended. The USPTO has not yet posted the lapse.

Held by Blue Leaf I.P., Inc.
Filed Mar 30, 2017 as application 15/474,520 · Granted Oct 23, 2018
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
Lapsed Oct 23, 2026
2017 2037
Clock starts
Mar 30, 2017
No longer in force
Oct 23, 2026
Granted
Oct 23, 2018
Term would have run to
Mar 30, 2037
base term after the term ends 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.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
1 of 3
Maintenance fees paid
Three maintenance fees fall due, at 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years from grant. This counts the ones the record shows paid.

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Step Input Date after this step Confidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Mar 30, 2017, when this application, 15/474,520, was filedMar 30, 2037High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee eventsNo fee event states this; the fee state is read from the payments the fee record holds; the fee record shows no payment for this window, and USPTO's status still reads "Patented Case"lapsed Oct 23, 2026Low confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderOct 23, 2026Low confidence

Sources

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