Term ends Apr 22, 2030 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Apr 22, 2030
Held by Amphenol Cabelcon APS
Filed Apr 22, 2010 as application 12/765,473 · Granted Feb 14, 2012
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2010
2030
Clock starts
Apr 22, 2010
Apr 22, 2010
Term ends
Apr 22, 2030
Apr 22, 2030
Granted
Feb 14, 2012
Feb 14, 2012
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.
2
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 Apr 22, 2010, when this application, 12/765,473, was filed | Apr 22, 2030 | 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 | Apr 22, 2030 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,113,878 | this patent Apr 2030 | Apr 2030 |
| US 8,323,056 | Lapsed on the fee record Dec 2024 | Dec 2024 |
The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2010 Reel 24274, frame 261 | Clausen, Jan Michael | Corning Gilbert Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| 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. |
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What's changing
Apr 2030
Term ends Apr 22, 2030. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
14
later US patents cite this one
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