Term ends Jul 31, 2029 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jul 31, 2029
Held by Krones AG
Filed Sep 13, 2018 as application 16/130,543 · Granted Jul 27, 2021
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2009
2029
Clock starts
Jul 31, 2009
Jul 31, 2009
Term ends
Jul 31, 2029
Jul 31, 2029
Granted
Jul 27, 2021
Jul 27, 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.
1 of 2
Maintenance fees paid
Two maintenance fees can end this term early, the ones due 3.5 and 7.5 years from grant; the third one's grace period runs past the term end. 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 2 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 Jul 31, 2009, when application PCT/EP2009/059922, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Sep 13, 2018) | Jul 31, 2029 | 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 2 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jul 31, 2029 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,985,990 | In force Apr 2032 | Apr 2032 |
| US 9,505,162 | In force Jul 2029 | Jul 2029 |
| US 10,486,357 | In force Mar 2030 | Mar 2030 |
| US 11,072,106 | this patent Jul 2029 | Jul 2029 |
4 of 5 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2018 Reel 46876, frame 913 | Martini, Oliver; Dahmen, Michael; Engelhard, Patrick | Krones AG | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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What's changing
Jul 2029
Term ends Jul 31, 2029. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Citations
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later US patent cites this one
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