Also listed on TE Connectivity Belgium, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends May 26, 2041 · High confidence
20-year base term ends May 26, 2041
Held by TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
Filed May 26, 2021 as application 17/330,846 · Granted Jun 27, 2023
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2021
2041
Clock starts
May 26, 2021
May 26, 2021
Term ends
May 26, 2041
May 26, 2041
Granted
Jun 27, 2023
Jun 27, 2023
base term
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
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
0 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 is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. 0 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record
How we calculated this date
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts May 26, 2021, when this application, 17/330,846, was filed | May 26, 2041 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High 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 | 0 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | May 26, 2041 | 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 26, 2021 Reel 56358, frame 349 | Herring, Michael David; Champion, Bruce Allen; Shanbhag, Megha | TE Connectivity Services GmbH | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 26, 2021 Reel 56358, frame 392 | Decrock, Lieven | Tyco Electronics Belgium Ec Bvba | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 7, 2022 Reel 58960, frame 950 | Tyco Electronics Belgium Ec Bvba | TE Connectivity Belgium | Change of Name |
| Jun 7, 2022 Reel 60305, frame 923 | TE Connectivity Services GmbH | TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH | Merger |
Sources
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What's changing
May 2041
Term ends May 26, 2041. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Citations
3
later US patents cite this one
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