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Remote Control of Fluid-Handling Devices

US 8,649,909 In force
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Term ends Dec 7, 2032 · High confidence

Filed Dec 7, 2012 as application 13/708,557 · Granted Feb 11, 2014
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2012 2032
Clock starts
Dec 7, 2012
Term ends
Dec 7, 2032
Granted
Feb 11, 2014
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.
46
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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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StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Dec 7, 2012, when this application, 13/708,557, was filedDec 7, 2032High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events3 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderDec 7, 2032High confidence

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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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Dec 10, 2012
Reel 29437, frame 877
Phillips, AaronAmplisine Labs, LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Nov 27, 2018
Reel 47648, frame 595
Amplisine Labs, LLCSitepro, LLCChange of Name
Feb 7, 2019
Reel 48288, frame 361
Sitepro, LLCSitepro, Inc.Change of Name

Sources

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