Value statementsâ ultimate purpose is to encourage behaviors from organization members that encourage the achievement of organizational goals and its mission. Leaders of an organization can encourage these behaviors from other members with a value framework that guides membersâ behavior.
How long a patent lasts depends on when the application was filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. For U.S. patents filed through June 17, 1995, the patent lasts for 17 years from the date the patent is issued, provided that the fees necessary to keep the patent in force (maintenance fees) are paid. For patent applications filed after June 17, 1995, the patent last 20 years from the date of filing. Since applications typically take one to three years to process, most patents filed after 1995 have an effective duration of 17-19 years.
Researching expiration dates and terminal disclaimers in a patent family that takes two patent pages to explain is too large a task for idle curiosity. So, the idle curiosity answer is that the important SawStop patents probably expire somewhere around 2021, give or take two or three years. Remember, it would be foolish to use this information for anything other than satisfying idle curiosity or impressing friends at the TechShop.