Term ends Oct 2, 2033 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Oct 2, 2033
Held by Bruker Cellular Analysis, Inc.
Filed Oct 2, 2013 as application 14/044,559 · Granted Dec 30, 2014
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2013
2033
Clock starts
Oct 2, 2013
Oct 2, 2013
Term ends
Oct 2, 2033
Oct 2, 2033
Granted
Dec 30, 2014
Dec 30, 2014
base term
fee events
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
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
2 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.
2
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. 2 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 Oct 2, 2013, when this application, 14/044,559, was filed | Oct 2, 2033 | 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 | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Oct 2, 2033 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,921,055 | this patent Oct 2033 | Oct 2033 |
| US 9,588,117 | Lapsed on the fee record Mar 2025 | Mar 2025 |
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 2, 2013 Reel 31332, frame 185 | Chapman, Kevin T. | Berkeley Lights, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 29, 2016 Reel 39566, frame 59 | Berkeley Lights, Inc. | Triplepoint Capital LLC | Security Interest |
| Apr 25, 2019 Reel 48998, frame 297 | Triplepoint Capital LLC | Berkeley Lights, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 20, 2023 Reel 64961, frame 794 | Berkeley Lights, Inc. | Phenomex Inc. | Change of Name |
| Nov 30, 2023 Reel 65726, frame 624 | Phenomex Inc.; Bird Mergersub Corporation | Bruker Cellular Analysis, Inc. | Merger and Change of Name |
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What's changing
Oct 2033
Term ends Oct 2, 2033.
Citations
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later US patents cite this one
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