Term ends Apr 1, 2041 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Apr 1, 2041
Why Medium: A parent in the chain could not be resolved.
Held by 247SOLAR Inc.
Filed Apr 15, 2025 as application 19/179,627 · Granted Aug 25, 2026
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2021
2041
Clock starts
Apr 1, 2021
Apr 1, 2021
Term ends
Apr 1, 2041
Apr 1, 2041
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Aug 25, 2026
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.
3
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. 0 of 3 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 Apr 1, 2021, when application PCT/US2021/025473, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Apr 15, 2025); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row) | Apr 1, 2041 | 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 | 0 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Apr 1, 2041 | Medium confidence |
This family
| Application PCT/US2021/025473 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 12,305,888 | In force Apr 2041 | Apr 2041 |
| US 12,716,618 | this patent Apr 2041 | Apr 2041 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2025 Reel 72143, frame 551 | Anderson, Bruce N.; Treece, William Dean | 247SOLAR Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 3, 2025 Reel 72143, frame 594 | Nash, James S. | Brayton Energy, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 3, 2025 Reel 72143, frame 598 | Hamrin, Douglas A. | Ursa Energy Solutions, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 3, 2025 Reel 72143, frame 659 | Brayton Energy, LLC | 247SOLAR Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 3, 2025 Reel 73005, frame 856 | Ursa Energy Solutions, Inc. | 247SOLAR Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
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Apr 2041
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