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Mold for use in a gas-assisted injection molding system and runner shut-off subsystem for use therein

US 6,062,842 Lapsed on the fee record
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Lapsed May 16, 2012 on the fee record · From the USPTO record

Third maintenance fee unpaid; grace period ended.

No current holder resolved from the recorded chain.
Filed Apr 14, 1998 as application 09/060,240 · Granted May 16, 2000
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
Lapsed May 16, 2012
1998 2026
Clock starts
Apr 14, 1998
No longer in force
May 16, 2012
Granted
May 16, 2000
Term would have run to
Apr 14, 2018
base term after the term ends 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
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
2 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.

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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Apr 14, 1998, when this application, 09/060,240, was filedApr 14, 2018High 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 events2 of 3 maintenance fees paidlapsed May 16, 2012High confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderMay 16, 2012From the USPTO record

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