Term ends Jul 23, 2029 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Jul 23, 2029
Why Medium: A parent in the chain could not be resolved.
Held by ChargePoint, Inc.
Filed Mar 6, 2018 as application 15/913,684 · Granted Apr 9, 2019
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2009
2029
Clock starts
Jul 23, 2009
Jul 23, 2009
Term ends
Jul 23, 2029
Jul 23, 2029
Granted
Apr 9, 2019
Apr 9, 2019
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 2
Maintenance fees paid
Two maintenance fees can end this term early, the ones due 3.5 and 7.5 years from grant; the third one's grace period runs past the term end. This counts the ones the record shows paid.
9
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 2 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 Jul 23, 2009, when application 12/508,488, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Mar 6, 2018); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row) | Jul 23, 2029 | 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 2 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jul 23, 2029 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 8,013,570 | In force Jul 2029 | Jul 2029 |
| US 8,502,500 | In force Dec 2029 | Dec 2029 |
| US 9,201,407 | In force Dec 2029 | Dec 2029 |
| US 9,201,408 | In force Jul 2029 | Jul 2029 |
| US 9,469,211 | In force Jul 2029 | Jul 2029 |
| US 9,908,427 | In force Jul 2029 | Jul 2029 |
| US 10,252,633 | this patent Jul 2029 | Jul 2029 |
| US 10,913,372 | In force Jul 2029 | Jul 2029 |
8 of 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2018 Reel 46531, frame 719 | Chargepoint Inc.; CPI Integration Holdings, Inc. | Midcap Financial Trust, As Agent | Security Agreement |
| Oct 9, 2020 Reel 54630, frame 890 | Chargepoint Inc.; CPI Integration Holdings, Inc. | Midcap Financial Trust, As Agent | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Corrective Assignment to Correct the Application Number Listed on Page 2, Line 21, 15894778 Previously Recorded at Reel: 46531 Frame: 719. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Agreement. |
| Mar 17, 2021 Reel 55632, frame 704 | Midcap Financial Trust, As Agent | Chargepoint Inc.; CPI Integration Holdings, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 17, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Midcap Financial Trust, As Agent | Chargepoint Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 17, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Midcap Financial Trust, As Agent | CPI Integration Holdings, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 3, 2023 Reel 64483, frame 754 | Chargepoint, Inc. | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Nov 19, 2025 Reel 73634, frame 312 | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Chargepoint, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 25, 2025 Reel 73715, frame 219 | Chargepoint, Inc. | Alter Domus (US) LLC, as Collateral Agent | Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
Sources
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What's changing
Jul 2029
Term ends Jul 23, 2029. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
14
later US patents cite this one
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