Term ends May 3, 2040 · High confidence
20-year base term ends May 3, 2040
Filed May 3, 2020 as application 16/865,402 · Granted Mar 9, 2021
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2020
2040
Clock starts
May 3, 2020
May 3, 2020
Term ends
May 3, 2040
May 3, 2040
Granted
Mar 9, 2021
Mar 9, 2021
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.
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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. 1 of 3 maintenance fees is paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts May 3, 2020, when this application, 16/865,402, was filed | May 3, 2040 | 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 | May 3, 2040 | High confidence |
This family
| US 10,944,442 | this patent May 2040 | May 2040 |
| US 11,483,021 | In force May 2040 | May 2040 |
| US 11,817,894 | In force May 2040 | May 2040 |
| US 12,537,553 | In force May 2040 | May 2040 |
| Application 19/438,399 | Pending not computed | not computed |
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.
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 2020 Reel 54644, frame 749 | Space Exploration Technologies Corp. | Bank Of America, N.a. | Security Agreement |
| Feb 5, 2021 Reel 55160, frame 713 | Mirzaei, Alex Ahmad; Sajjadi, Ali; Mehrnia, Alireza; Afshar, Bagher; Pregardier, Bernd; Elgorriaga, Igor; Pun, Ka Shun Carson; Kahrizi, Masoud; Nasiby, Omid | Space Exploration Technologies Corp. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 14, 2025 Reel 70631, frame 644 | Space Exploration Technologies Corp. | Space Exploration Technologies Corp. | Certificate of Conversion (State of Delaware to State of Texas; New File No.: 805421124; Filed : 02-14-2024) |
| Feb 18, 2025 Reel 70252, frame 216 | Bank Of America, N.a. | Space Exploration Technologies Corp. | Release of Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
May 2040
Term ends May 3, 2040. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Citations
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later US patent cites this one
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