Term ends Jan 1, 2042 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Aug 14, 2039
Filed Aug 14, 2019 as application 16/540,492 · Granted Aug 1, 2023
Base term plus 871 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2019
2042
Clock starts
Aug 14, 2019
Aug 14, 2019
Term ends
Jan 1, 2042
Jan 1, 2042
Granted
Aug 1, 2023
Aug 1, 2023
base term
patent term adjustment
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
871
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
0 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 runs 871 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 0 of 3 maintenance fees are 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.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Aug 14, 2019, when this application, 16/540,492, was filed | Aug 14, 2039 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +871 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jan 1, 2042 | 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 | 0 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jan 1, 2042 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 2024 Reel 69456, frame 785 | Airboss Defense Group, LLC | Great Rock Capital Partners, LLC | Security Interest |
| Dec 4, 2024 Reel 69484, frame 759 | Airboss Defense Group, LLC | The Toronto-dominion Bank, As Agent | Security Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Jan 2042
Term ends Jan 1, 2042. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 871 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
0
later US patents cite this one
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How we rank
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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.