Lapsed Mar 31, 2024 on the fee record · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Oct 19, 2031
Why Medium: The disclaimer's references carry disclaimers of their own not yet read (US 9,440,995), so the cap could be lower.
First maintenance fee unpaid; grace period ended.
Oct 19, 2011
Mar 31, 2024
Mar 31, 2020
Oct 19, 2031
Its term would have run to Oct 19, 2031: its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer is resolved from the filed document, and it ends no earlier than this term, so it shortens nothing. Confidence: Medium. from the record
How we calculated this date
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Oct 19, 2011, when application 13/276,806, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Aug 21, 2018) | Oct 19, 2031 | 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 | Disclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 9,233,985, US 9,440,995) | resolves to Oct 19, 2031, no earlier than this term, so no change | Medium confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 0 of 2 maintenance fees paid | lapsed Mar 31, 2024 | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Mar 31, 2024 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 9,233,985 | In force Jun 2033 | Jun 2033 |
| US 9,440,995 | In force no later than Oct 2031 | no later than Oct 2031 |
| US 10,098,902 | In force Oct 2031 | Oct 2031 |
| US 10,603,330 | this patent Mar 2024 | Mar 2024 |
| US 11,389,464 | In force Oct 2031 | Oct 2031 |
Assignments
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2018 Reel 46898, frame 560 | Van Zandt, Michael; Jagdmann, Gunnar Erik, JR. | Mars, Incorporated | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
USPTO account required: This application in Patent Center · USPTO's maintenance fee lookup
Maintenance fee events come from USPTO's own fee records. Its fee lookup asks for the patent number and the application number.
A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 9,233,985, US 9,440,995, ends no earlier than this term, so it caps nothing.