Also listed on Art.com, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Jan 16, 2038 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jan 16, 2038
Held by Walmart Apollo, LLC
Filed Jan 16, 2018 as application 15/872,905 · Granted Apr 14, 2020
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2018
2038
Clock starts
Jan 16, 2018
Jan 16, 2018
Term ends
Jan 16, 2038
Jan 16, 2038
Granted
Apr 14, 2020
Apr 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.
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.
This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. 1 of 3 maintenance fees is paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record
How we calculated this date
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Jan 16, 2018, when this application, 15/872,905, was filed | Jan 16, 2038 | 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 | None on record | no cap applied | High confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 1 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jan 16, 2038 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 2018 Reel 44995, frame 75 | Shantharam, Nitin; Chi, Christin; Kelleher, Patrick John; Karnatakam, Ravi Theja; Fernandez, Christine Torrefranca | Art.com, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 26, 2019 Reel 48701, frame 136 | Art.com | Walmart Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 2, 2019 Reel 48763, frame 317 | Walmart Inc. | Walmart Apollo, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 5, 2019 Reel 48810, frame 105 | Art.com, Inc. | Walmart Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Assignor's Name Previously Recorded on Reel 048701 Frame 0136. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
Sources
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What's changing
Jan 2038
Term ends Jan 16, 2038. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Citations
14
later US patents cite this one
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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.