Term ends Sep 11, 2027
Statutory term ends Sep 11, 2027
Base term, 20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional
Today
20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional
Expires in 12 months
2007
2027
Clock starts
Sep 11, 2007
Sep 11, 2007
Granted
Apr 19, 2011
Apr 19, 2011
Term ends
Sep 11, 2027
Sep 11, 2027
0
Days of PTA
3
Applications in this family
This patent's term is the statutory base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are paid, so nothing but the term itself will end it. Confidence: High. from the record
How this date was computed
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional | Clock starts Sep 11, 2007 | Sep 11, 2027 | High |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High |
| Patent term adjustment | None on file | no change | High |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | None on record | no cap applied | High |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High |
| Fee events | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | in-force | High |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Sep 11, 2027 | High |
The computation, verbatim
base=20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional: 2007-09-11+20y | =2027-09-11 | PTA+0d=2027-09-11 | PTE:none | TD:none | paid 4yr@2014-09-26,8yr@2019-03-28,12yr@2022-10-14 | status=in-force@2027-09-11
This family
| US 7,841,223 | in-force | Apr 2029 |
| US 7,926,321 | this patent | Sep 2027 |
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 30, 2010 reel/frame not recorded | Burndy Technology LLC | Hubbell Incorporated | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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What's changing
Sep 2027
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Citations
20
later US patents cite this one
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