Also listed on Joby Elevate, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Apr 4, 2039 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Feb 14, 2039
Why Medium: A parent in the chain could not be resolved.
Held by Uber Elevate, LNC.
Filed Oct 11, 2024 as application 18/913,197 · Granted May 19, 2026
Base term plus 49 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2019
2039
Clock starts
Feb 14, 2019
Feb 14, 2019
Term ends
Apr 4, 2039
Apr 4, 2039
Granted
May 19, 2026
May 19, 2026
base term
patent term adjustment
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
49
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.
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 runs 49 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 0 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: Medium. 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 Feb 14, 2019, when application 16/276,425, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Oct 11, 2024); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row) | Feb 14, 2039 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | A parent in the chain could not be resolved | dated from this application's own claim | Medium confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +49 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Apr 4, 2039 | 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 4, 2039 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 10,960,975 | In force Oct 2039 | Oct 2039 |
| US 11,699,350 | In force Jun 2039 | Jun 2039 |
| US 12,142,150 | In force Feb 2039 | Feb 2039 |
| US 12,632,803 | this patent Apr 2039 | Apr 2039 |
| Application 19/657,639 | Pending not computed | not computed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2025 Reel 72574, frame 631 | Villa, Ian | Uber Technologies, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 26, 2025 Reel 73040, frame 852 | Joby Elevate, Inc. | Joby Aero, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 16, 2025 Reel 73229, frame 81 | Uber Technologies, Inc. | Uber Elevate, Lnc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 16, 2025 Reel 73997, frame 133 | Uber Elevate, Inc. | Joby Elevate, Inc. | Change of Name |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Apr 2039
Term ends Apr 4, 2039. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 49 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
We have no citation count for this patent yet. That is not the same as never having been cited.
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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.