Also listed on TE Connectivity Belgium, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Aug 31, 2041 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 26, 2041
Held by TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
Filed Mar 26, 2021 as application 17/213,329 · Granted Dec 12, 2023
Base term plus 158 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2021
2041
Clock starts
Mar 26, 2021
Mar 26, 2021
Term ends
Aug 31, 2041
Aug 31, 2041
Granted
Dec 12, 2023
Dec 12, 2023
base term
patent term adjustment
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
158
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
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 runs 158 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 0 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: High. 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 26, 2021, when this application, 17/213,329, was filed | Mar 26, 2041 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +158 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Aug 31, 2041 | 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 | Aug 31, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 2021 Reel 58872, frame 413 | Dalino, Olivier | Tyco Electronics France SAS | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 12, 2021 Reel 59163, frame 925 | Henle, Martin; Eberhardt, Szilard; Wagner, Marco; Vasu, Aniruddha Berikai; Dressel, Andre Martin; Brabetz, Florian; Toth, Gerzson; Hauck, Uwe; Rennefeld, Christoph; Gollee, Ralf; Sinder, Josef; Callies, Thorsten; Joest, Christopher; Brandt, Jochen; Blumenschein, Rudi | TE Connectivity Germany GmbH | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 15, 2021 Reel 58108, frame 67 | Liebaert, Koen | TE Connectivity Belgium B.V. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 5, 2024 Reel 69312, frame 306 | Tyco Electronics France SAS | TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Aug 2041
Term ends Aug 31, 2041. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 158 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
1
later US patent cites this one
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