Systems and Methods for Providing an Improved Exercise Device with Access to Motivational Programming Over Telephone Communication Connection Lines
US 6,918,858 Lapsed on the fee recordLapsed Jul 19, 2017 on the fee record · Medium confidence
20-year base term ended Jul 8, 2019
Why Medium: A parent in the chain could not be resolved.
Third maintenance fee unpaid; grace period ended.
Jul 8, 1999
Jul 19, 2017
Jul 19, 2005
Nov 1, 2020
How we calculated this date
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Jul 8, 1999, when the earliest non-provisional application in its chain was filed (this one was filed Mar 26, 2002); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row) | Jul 8, 2019 | 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 | +482 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Nov 1, 2020 | 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 | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | lapsed Jul 19, 2017 | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jul 19, 2017 | Medium confidence |
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