Term ends Mar 15, 2033 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 15, 2033
Why Medium: A parent in the chain could not be resolved.
Held by Cactus International LLC,
Filed Jun 7, 2016 as application 15/175,122 · Granted Nov 20, 2018
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2013
2033
Clock starts
Mar 15, 2013
Mar 15, 2013
Term ends
Mar 15, 2033
Mar 15, 2033
Granted
Nov 20, 2018
Nov 20, 2018
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.
10
Family applications on record here
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
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: Medium. 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 15, 2013, when application 13/832,884, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jun 7, 2016); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row) | Mar 15, 2033 | 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 | 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 | Mar 15, 2033 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 8,998,166 | In force Jan 2033 | Jan 2033 |
| US 9,212,758 | In force Dec 2033 | Dec 2033 |
| US 8,991,420 | Lapsed on the fee record Mar 2023 | Mar 2023 |
| US 9,568,117 | In force Nov 2032 | Nov 2032 |
| US 10,132,422 | this patent Mar 2033 | Mar 2033 |
| US 10,774,945 | In force Mar 2033 | Mar 2033 |
| US 11,015,733 | In force Apr 2033 | Apr 2033 |
| US 11,326,712 | Lapsed on the fee record May 2026 | May 2026 |
8 of 10 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2016 Reel 38898, frame 258 | McEvoy, Travis Kyle; Law, Robert Kevin; Adams, Keith M. | GE Oil & Gas Pressure Control LP | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 7, 2016 Reel 38898, frame 560 | McEvoy, Travis Kyle; Law, Robert Kevin; Adams, Keith M.; Cheatham, Lloyd R. | GE Oil & Gas Pressure Control LP | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 26, 2023 Reel 62520, frame 634 | GE Oil & Gas Pressure Control LP | Baker Hughes Pressure Control LP | Change of Name |
| Oct 29, 2025 Reel 73424, frame 966 | Baker Hughes Pressure Control LP | Baker Hughes Pressure Control LLC | Change of Name |
| Feb 4, 2026 Reel 74615, frame 473 | Baker Hughes Pressure Control LLC | Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC | Confirmatory Assignment |
| Sep 21, 2026 Reel 76092, frame 304 | Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC | Cactus International LLC, | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Mar 2033
Term ends Mar 15, 2033. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Citations
2
later US patents cite this one
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