Method for Monitoring and Assembling Equipment
US 7,917,409 Surrendered on reissueSurrendered on reissue Mar 4, 2014 · Low confidence
20-year base term ended Oct 22, 2022
Surrendered on reissue Mar 4, 2014 · its term and maintenance fees continue in US RE44,793 and US RE46,278.
Oct 22, 2002
Mar 4, 2014
Mar 29, 2011
Dec 25, 2022
How we calculated this date
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Oct 22, 2002, when the earliest non-provisional application in its chain was filed (this one was filed Oct 13, 2009) | Oct 22, 2022 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +64 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Dec 25, 2022 | 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 | No fee event states this; the fee state is read from the payments the fee record holds; the fee record shows no payment for this window, and USPTO's status still reads "Patented Case" | no change | Low confidence |
| Reissue | US RE44,793 and US RE46,278 issued Mar 4, 2014, and this patent's term continues in it (35 U.S.C. 251, 252) | surrendered Mar 4, 2014 | High confidence |
| Surrendered on reissue | The steps above, in order | Mar 4, 2014 | Low confidence |
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