Also listed on Apollo Precision (Kunming) Yuanhong Limited, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Apr 12, 2031 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Apr 12, 2031
Filed Apr 12, 2011 as application 13/085,268 · Granted Sep 16, 2014
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2011
2031
Clock starts
Apr 12, 2011
Apr 12, 2011
Term ends
Apr 12, 2031
Apr 12, 2031
Granted
Sep 16, 2014
Sep 16, 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.
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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 12, 2011, when this application, 13/085,268, was filed | Apr 12, 2031 | 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 12, 2031 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,833,005 | this patent Apr 2031 | Apr 2031 |
| US 9,441,376 | Lapsed on the fee record Sep 2020 | Sep 2020 |
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 13, 2011 Reel 26120, frame 861 | Croft, Steven T.; Everson, Shawn | Miasole | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 28, 2012 Reel 28863, frame 887 | Miasole | Pinnacle Ventures, L.l.c. | Security Agreement |
| Jan 7, 2013 Reel 29579, frame 494 | Pinnacle Ventures, L.l.c. | Miasole | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 27, 2014 Reel 32127, frame 428 | Miasolé | Hanergy Holding Group Ltd. | Confirmatory Assignment of Patent Rights |
| Jan 30, 2015 Reel 34857, frame 380 | Hanergy Holding Group Ltd. | Apollo Precision (Kunming) Yuanhong Limited | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 4, 2016 Reel 37896, frame 10 | Apollo Precision (Kunming) Yuanhong Limited | Beijing Apollo Ding Rong Solar Technology Co., Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Apr 2031
Term ends Apr 12, 2031. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
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