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Robotic Carton Unloader

US 10,829,319 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded Jul 29, 2026 (Ally Bank).

Term ends May 16, 2034 · High confidence

Filed Mar 27, 2018 as application 15/937,662 · Granted Nov 10, 2020
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2014 2034
Clock starts
May 16, 2014
Term ends
May 16, 2034
Granted
Nov 10, 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 9,969,573, to May 16, 2034. The term already ends on or before that date, so the cap shortened nothing.
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.
5
Family applications on record here
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.

This patent's term is 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. 1 of 3 maintenance fees is paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record

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.
StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts May 16, 2014, when application 14/279,694, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Mar 27, 2018)May 16, 2034High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Terminal disclaimer capDisclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 9,969,573)resolves to May 16, 2034, no earlier than this term, so no changeHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events1 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderMay 16, 2034High confidence

This family

US 9,969,573In force
Feb 2035
Feb 2035
US 9,623,569In force
Aug 2034
Aug 2034
US 10,029,374In force
May 2034
May 2034
US 10,829,319this patent
May 2034
May 2034
US 10,661,444In force
Jul 2034
Jul 2034
The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.

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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Apr 18, 2018
Reel 45569, frame 34
Girtman, Michael; Wicks, MatthewIntelligrated Headquarters, LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Feb 24, 2026
Reel 74948, frame 821
Hand Held Products Inc.Intelligrated Headquarters, LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Jul 29, 2026
Reel 76077, frame 385
Intelligrated Headquarters, LLC; Transnorm System Inc.; Hilmot, LLC; Trew, LLC; United Sortation Solutions LLC; Tech King Operations, LLCAlly Bank, As Collateral AgentSecurity Agreement

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