Also listed on Eaton Corporation, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Nov 12, 2029 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 12, 2029
Held by Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
Filed Nov 12, 2009 as application 12/617,289 · Granted Oct 26, 2010
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2009
2029
Clock starts
Nov 12, 2009
Nov 12, 2009
Term ends
Nov 12, 2029
Nov 12, 2029
Granted
Oct 26, 2010
Oct 26, 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.
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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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Family applications on record here
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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
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Nov 12, 2009, when this application, 12/617,289, was filed | Nov 12, 2029 | 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 12, 2029 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,819,676 | this patent Nov 2029 | Nov 2029 |
| Application PCT/US2010/056157 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
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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.
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 2010 Reel 23869, frame 127 | Cardoso, Roberto; Cortes, Timothy; Horta, Enrique; Jauregui, Miguel; Kammeter, John; Katz, Alan; Schmid, Keith | Power Distribution Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 25, 2017 Reel 41074, frame 203 | Power Distribution, Inc. | Bank Of America, N.a. | Security Interest |
| Jan 25, 2017 Reel 41085, frame 210 | Power Distribution, Inc. | Virtus Group, LP | Security Interest |
| Mar 28, 2017 Reel 42104, frame 938 | Power Distribution, Inc. | Virtus Group, LP | Amended and Restated Security Agreement |
| Feb 25, 2020 Reel 51922, frame 144 | Virtus Group, LP, as Agent | Power Distribution, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 13, 2025 Reel 70501, frame 959 | Power Distribution, Inc. | Eaton Intelligent Power Limited | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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Nov 2029
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Citations
55
later US patents cite this one
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