Term ends Sep 17, 2041 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Sep 17, 2041
Held by Jetzero, Inc.
Filed Sep 17, 2021 as application 17/478,493 · Granted Jan 3, 2023
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2021
2041
Clock starts
Sep 17, 2021
Sep 17, 2021
Term ends
Sep 17, 2041
Sep 17, 2041
Granted
Jan 3, 2023
Jan 3, 2023
base term
fee events
Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 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.
3
Family applications on record here
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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 Sep 17, 2021, when this application, 17/478,493, was filed | Sep 17, 2041 | 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 | Sep 17, 2041 | High confidence |
This family
| US 11,541,576 | this patent Sep 2041 | Sep 2041 |
| US 12,162,189 | In force no later than Sep 2041 | no later than Sep 2041 |
| Application 18/936,225 | Pending not computed | not computed |
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Assignments
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| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2024 Reel 69792, frame 813 | Blended Wing Aircraft, Inc. | Jetzero, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Dec 26, 2024 Reel 69682, frame 688 | Page, Mark Allan | Blended Wing Aircraft, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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Sep 2041
Term ends Sep 17, 2041. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Citations
3
later US patents cite this one
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