Term ends Apr 18, 2043 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Apr 18, 2043
Filed Apr 18, 2023 as application 18/302,628 · Granted Dec 19, 2023
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2023
2043
Clock starts
Apr 18, 2023
Apr 18, 2023
Term ends
Apr 18, 2043
Apr 18, 2043
Granted
Dec 19, 2023
Dec 19, 2023
base term
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.
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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. 0 of 3 maintenance fees are 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 Apr 18, 2023, when this application, 18/302,628, was filed | Apr 18, 2043 | 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 | 0 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Apr 18, 2043 | High confidence |
This family
| US 11,846,164 | this patent Apr 2043 | Apr 2043 |
| Application PCT/US2023/019139 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 12,110,770 | In force Apr 2043 | Apr 2043 |
| US 12,523,128 | In force Apr 2043 | Apr 2043 |
| Application 19/420,249 | Pending not computed | not computed |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 2023 Reel 63366, frame 369 | Blois, Stanley Jon; Griffin, Lawrence Gene; Janke, Ian Graham; Keyes, Cullen Craig; Jones, Gareth Nicholas | Defiant Engineering LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 12, 2024 Reel 67089, frame 847 | Defiant Engineering, LLC | Griffin, Lawrence G.; Rigdon, Larry | Security Interest |
| Apr 12, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Defiant Engineering, LLC | Griffin, Lawrence G. | Security Interest |
| Apr 12, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Defiant Engineering, LLC | Rigdon, Larry | Security Interest |
| Nov 5, 2025 Reel 73485, frame 616 | Defiant Engineering, LLC | Defiant Precision Technologies, LLC | Change of Name |
| Nov 19, 2025 Reel 73606, frame 433 | Defiant Engineering, LLC | Defiant Precision Technologies, LLC | Change of Name |
| May 4, 2026 Reel 74547, frame 676 | Griffin, Lawrence G; Rigdon, Larry | Defiant Precision Technologies, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
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What's changing
Apr 2043
Term ends Apr 18, 2043. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Citations
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later US patents cite this one
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