Lapsed Jun 5, 2024 on the fee record · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Jun 25, 2029
Why Medium: A terminal disclaimer is on file (approved) with no resolved reference, so the term may end earlier.
Third maintenance fee unpaid; grace period ended.
Jun 25, 2009
Jun 5, 2024
Jun 5, 2012
Jun 25, 2029
Its term would have run to Jun 25, 2029: its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer is on file with no resolved reference, so no cap is applied and none is guessed. Confidence: Medium. from the record
How we calculated this date
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Jun 25, 2009, when application 12/492,096, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Apr 14, 2011) | Jun 25, 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 | Disclaimer on file (approved), reference document not resolved | no cap applied, and none guessed | Medium confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | lapsed Jun 5, 2024 | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jun 5, 2024 | Medium confidence |
This family
| Application 12/492,096 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 8,444,721 | Lapsed on the fee record May 2025 | May 2025 |
| Application PCT/US2010/061228 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 8,192,512 | Lapsed on the fee record Jun 2024 | Jun 2024 |
| US 8,906,119 | In force Jun 2029 | Jun 2029 |
| US 8,157,875 | Lapsed on the fee record Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| US 8,192,513 | this patent Jun 2024 | Jun 2024 |
| US 8,157,874 | Lapsed on the fee record Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
Assignments
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 2011 Reel 26385, frame 646 | Bohlig, James W.; Bai, Dingrong | Re Community Holdings II, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 22, 2012 Reel 27747, frame 451 | Re Community Holdings II, Inc. | Re Community Energry, LLC | Transfer Agreement |
| Mar 12, 2012 Reel 27898, frame 32 | Re Community Holdings II, Inc. | Re Community Energy, LLC | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Assignee from --Re Community Energy, Llc" Previously Recorded on Reel 027747 Frame 0451. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Transfer Agreement. |
| Jul 10, 2012 Reel 28521, frame 988 | Bohlig, James W.; Bai, Dingrong | Casella Waste Systems, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 10, 2012 Reel 28522, frame 23 | Casella Waste Systems, Inc. | FCR, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 10, 2012 Reel 28522, frame 83 | FCR, LLC | Re Community Holdings II, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 26, 2014 Reel 33245, frame 964 | Accordant Energy, LLC | Keeneland Capital, LLC | Security Interest |
| Jul 10, 2014 Reel 33300, frame 534 | Accordant Energy, LLC | Keeneland Capital, LLC | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Patent No. Listed as 8,745,599 to 8,746,599 Previously Recorded on Reel 033245 Frame 0964. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Agreement. |
| Oct 7, 2014 Reel 33905, frame 193 | Accordant Energy, LLC | SGP Land, LLC | Security Interest |
| Feb 4, 2015 Reel 34886, frame 810 | SGP Land, LLC | Accordant Energy, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 12, 2015 Reel 34990, frame 17 | Keeneland Capital, LLC | Accordant Energy, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 24, 2016 Reel 38249, frame 862 | MPH Energy LLC | Accordant Energy, LLC | Change of Name |
| Mar 24, 2016 Reel 38249, frame 875 | Re Community Energy, LLC | MPH Energy LLC | Change of Name |
| Apr 20, 2017 Reel 42078, frame 395 | Calabrese, Paula A. | Casella Waste Systems, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 11, 2020 Reel 54389, frame 352 | Accordant Energy, LLC | Repower IP, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
USPTO account required: This application in Patent Center · USPTO's maintenance fee lookup
Maintenance fee events come from USPTO's own fee records. Its fee lookup asks for the patent number and the application number.
What's changing
A terminal disclaimer is on file (approved) and its reference document is not resolved. A disclaimer would cap the term earlier than Jun 5, 2024. We will not guess the cap.