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Systems, Methods, and Apparatus for Operation of Dual Fuel Engines

US 11,840,971 In force
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Term ends Nov 4, 2035 · High confidence

Held by Cummins Inc.
Filed Aug 29, 2022 as application 17/822,885 · Granted Dec 12, 2023
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2015 2035
Clock starts
Nov 4, 2015
Term ends
Nov 4, 2035
Granted
Dec 12, 2023
base term 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.
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Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Nov 4, 2015, when application PCT/US2015/059012, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Aug 29, 2022)Nov 4, 2035High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events0 of 2 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderNov 4, 2035High confidence

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Application PCT/US2015/059012PCT application
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US 11,840,971this patent
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US 12,221,934In force
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Application 19/013,698Abandoned
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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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Aug 29, 2022
Reel 60925, frame 913
Bruner, C. Larry; Garimella, Phanindra V.; George, Geomy; Lutz, Timothy P.; Kolhouse, J. Steven; Hodzen, Edmund P.; Rosswurm, Mark S.; Zur Loye, Axel Otto; Borregard, Robert CharlesCummins Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest

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