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Fluid Driven Electric Power Generation System

US 8,067,852 In force
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Term ends Jul 24, 2029 · High confidence

Held by MDL Enterprises, LLC
Filed May 27, 2008 as application 12/127,508 · Granted Nov 29, 2011
Base term plus 740 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) · capped by a resolved terminal disclaimer
Today
20 years from filing
2008 2029
Clock starts
Mar 31, 2008
Term ends
Jul 24, 2029
Granted
Nov 29, 2011
base term patent term adjustment 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
740
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
Capped
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 7,868,476.
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.

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 filingClock starts Mar 31, 2008, when the earliest non-provisional application in its chain was filed (this one was filed May 27, 2008)Mar 31, 2028High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+740 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordApr 10, 2030High confidence
Terminal disclaimer capDisclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 7,868,476)capped to Jul 24, 2029High confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events3 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderJul 24, 2029High confidence

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