Also listed on Arabelle Technologies, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Oct 13, 2029 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Oct 13, 2029
Held by Arabelle Solutions France
Filed Apr 18, 2011 as application 13/089,119 · Granted Sep 17, 2013
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2009
2029
Clock starts
Oct 13, 2009
Oct 13, 2009
Term ends
Oct 13, 2029
Oct 13, 2029
Granted
Sep 17, 2013
Sep 17, 2013
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
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
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 Oct 13, 2009, when application PCT/EP2009/063332, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Apr 18, 2011) | Oct 13, 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 | 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 | Oct 13, 2029 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,536,839 | this patent Oct 2029 | Oct 2029 |
1 of 2 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2011 Reel 26441, frame 754 | Hobelsberger, Max; Mark, Bernhard | Alstom Technology Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 17, 2016 Reel 39714, frame 578 | Alstom Technology Ltd. | General Electric Technology GmbH | Change of Name |
| Nov 26, 2024 Reel 69450, frame 966 | General Electric Technology GmbH | Power Solutions Gamma France | Nunc Pro Tunc Assignment |
| Nov 26, 2024 Reel 69451, frame 916 | Power Solutions Gamma France | Arabelle Technologies | Change of Name |
| Mar 21, 2025 Reel 70587, frame 348 | Arabelle Technologies | Arabelle Solutions France | Merger |
Sources
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What's changing
Oct 2029
Term ends Oct 13, 2029. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
12
later US patents cite this one
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