Term ends Jun 7, 2034 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Apr 1, 2031
Held by Circlesx LLC
Filed Apr 1, 2011 as application 13/078,819 · Granted Sep 15, 2015
Base term plus 1163 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2011
2034
Clock starts
Apr 1, 2011
Apr 1, 2011
Term ends
Jun 7, 2034
Jun 7, 2034
Granted
Sep 15, 2015
Sep 15, 2015
base term
patent term adjustment
fee events
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
1,163
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
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.
This patent's term runs 1163 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 2 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 Apr 1, 2011, when this application, 13/078,819, was filed | Apr 1, 2031 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +1163 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jun 7, 2034 | 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 | Jun 7, 2034 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2011 Reel 26211, frame 451 | Simpson, Erik M. | Simpson Holdings, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 19, 2021 Reel 58168, frame 845 | Simpson Holdings, Inc. | Simpsx Technologies LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 25, 2021 Reel 58251, frame 180 | Simpsx Technologies LLC | Circlesx LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Jun 2034
Term ends Jun 7, 2034. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 1163 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
1
later US patent cites this one
That is below the median of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
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.