Term ends Aug 11, 2042 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Aug 11, 2042
Why Medium: The disclaimer's references carry disclaimers of their own not yet read (US 12,187,678), so the cap could be lower.
Aug 11, 2022
Aug 11, 2042
Oct 14, 2025
This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer is resolved from the filed document, and it ends no earlier than this term, so it shortens nothing. 0 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: Medium. from the record
How we calculated this date
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Aug 11, 2022, when application PCT/US2022/040048, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed May 22, 2025) | Aug 11, 2042 | 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 | Disclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 11,780,807, US 12,187,678, US 12,344,582) | resolves to Aug 11, 2042, no earlier than this term, so no change | Medium 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 | Aug 11, 2042 | Medium confidence |
This family
| Application PCT/US2022/040048 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 11,780,807 | In force Aug 2042 | Aug 2042 |
| US 12,187,678 | In force no later than Aug 2042 | no later than Aug 2042 |
| US 12,012,380 | In force no later than Aug 2042 | no later than Aug 2042 |
| US 12,275,701 | In force no later than Aug 2042 | no later than Aug 2042 |
| US 12,344,582 | In force Aug 2042 | Aug 2042 |
| Application 19/174,214 | Pending not computed | not computed |
| US 12,441,683 | this patent Aug 2042 | Aug 2042 |
Sources
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What's changing
A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 11,780,807, US 12,187,678, US 12,344,582, ends no earlier than this term, so it caps nothing.