Term ends Nov 5, 2028 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 5, 2028
Held by Amphenol Cabelcon APS
Filed Nov 5, 2008 as application 12/265,286 · Granted Apr 6, 2010
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2008
2028
Clock starts
Nov 5, 2008
Nov 5, 2008
Term ends
Nov 5, 2028
Nov 5, 2028
Granted
Apr 6, 2010
Apr 6, 2010
base term
fee events
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.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
3 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. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. 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 Nov 5, 2008, when this application, 12/265,286, was filed | Nov 5, 2028 | 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 | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Nov 5, 2028 | 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 5, 2008 Reel 21790, frame 417 | Petersen, Jens | Corning Incorporated | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 9, 2010 Reel 23921, frame 886 | Petersen, Jens | Corning Gilbert Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Assignee Should Be Corning Gilbert Inc. Instead of Corning Incorporated. Previously Recorded on Reel 021790 Frame 0417. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Confirms the Assignee to Be Corning Gilbert Inc. Instead of Corning Incorporated.. |
| Sep 25, 2015 Reel 36687, frame 562 | Corning Gilbert, Inc. | Corning Optical Communications RF LLC | Change of Name |
| Aug 11, 2021 Reel 57143, frame 470 | Corning Optical Communications RF LLC | Corning Optical Communications APS | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 31, 2021 Reel 57390, frame 700 | Corning Optical Communications APS | Amphenol Cabelcon APS | Change of Name |
| Oct 27, 2021 Reel 58300, frame 843 | Corning Gilbert, Inc. | Corning Optical Communications RF LLC | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Property Listed in the Original Cover Sheet Previously Recorded at Reel: 036687 Frame: 0562. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
Sources
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What's changing
Nov 2028
Term ends Nov 5, 2028. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
5
later US patents cite this one
That is below the median of utility patents granted in 2010 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: the base term, any term adjustment or extension, any disclaimer cap, and the maintenance fee record, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
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In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.