Also listed on Sick Engineering GmbH, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Jan 2, 2045 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 14, 2044
Held by Endress+hauser Sick Gmbh+co. KG
Filed Mar 14, 2024 as application 18/605,025 · Granted Sep 15, 2026
Base term plus 294 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2024
2045
Clock starts
Mar 14, 2024
Mar 14, 2024
Term ends
Jan 2, 2045
Jan 2, 2045
Granted
Sep 15, 2026
Sep 15, 2026
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
294
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 294 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 Mar 14, 2024, when this application, 18/605,025, was filed | Mar 14, 2044 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +294 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jan 2, 2045 | 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 2, 2045 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2024 Reel 66782, frame 71 | Wenzel, Jörg; Heinig, Daniel | Sick.Engineering,gmbh | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 12, 2024 Reel 68249, frame 60 | Wenzel, Jörg; Heinig, Daniel | Sick Engineering GmbH | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 16, 2026 Reel 74404, frame 884 | Sick Engineering GmbH | Endress+hauser Sick Gmbh+co. KG | Change of Name |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
USPTO account required: This application in Patent Center · USPTO's maintenance fee lookup
Maintenance fee events come from USPTO's own fee records. Its fee lookup asks for the patent number and the application number.
What's changing
Jan 2045
Term ends Jan 2, 2045. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 294 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.
Every date shows its work: the base term, any term adjustment or extension, any disclaimer cap, and the maintenance fee record, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.