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Data Center Network Distribution System

US 11,283,227 In force
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Term ends Nov 13, 2027 · Medium confidence

Why Medium: A parent in the chain could not be resolved.

Held by Zonit Structured Solutions, LLC
Filed Aug 9, 2017 as application 15/673,153 · Granted Mar 22, 2022
Base term plus 952 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) · capped by a resolved terminal disclaimer
Today
20 years from filing
2007 2027
Clock starts
Mar 14, 2007
Term ends
Nov 13, 2027
Granted
Mar 22, 2022
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
952
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
Capped
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 8,848,722.
1 of 1
Maintenance fees paid
One maintenance fee can end this term early, the one due 3.5 years from grant; the next one's grace period runs past the term end. This counts it if the record shows it paid.

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 filingClock starts Mar 14, 2007, when the earliest non-provisional application in its chain was filed (this one was filed Aug 9, 2017); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row)Mar 14, 2027High confidence
Continuity chainA parent in the chain could not be resolveddated from this application's own claimMedium confidence
Patent term adjustment+952 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordOct 21, 2029High confidence
Terminal disclaimer capDisclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 8,848,722)capped to Nov 13, 2027High confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events1 of 1 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderNov 13, 2027Medium confidence

Sources

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In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.

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