Collateral for a security interest recorded Mar 3, 2021 (Bank of Montreal).
Term ends Jul 6, 2032 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jul 6, 2032
Filed Jul 6, 2012 as application 13/543,727 · Granted Jan 13, 2015
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2012
2032
Clock starts
Jul 6, 2012
Jul 6, 2012
Term ends
Jul 6, 2032
Jul 6, 2032
Granted
Jan 13, 2015
Jan 13, 2015
base term
fee events
Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 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.
18
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 Jul 6, 2012, when this application, 13/543,727, was filed | Jul 6, 2032 | 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 | Jul 6, 2032 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,932,690 | this patent Jul 2032 | Jul 2032 |
| Application PCT/US2012/048746 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| Application 13/682,079 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 8,684,256 | In force no later than Nov 2032 | no later than Nov 2032 |
| US 9,315,424 | In force (reinstated) Jul 2033 | Jul 2033 |
| US 8,789,743 | In force Nov 2032 | Nov 2032 |
| US 9,556,074 | In force Nov 2032 | Nov 2032 |
| Application PCT/US2012/067491 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
8 of 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2012 Reel 28787, frame 208 | Elliot, Alfred Grant; Elliot, Brent Donald Alfred; Balma, Frank; Schuster, Richard Erich; Rex, Dennis George; Veytser, Alexander | Component Re-Engineering Company, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 16, 2020 Reel 53791, frame 283 | Component Re-Engineering Company, Inc. | Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 3, 2021 Reel 55479, frame 708 | Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company | Bank Of Montreal, As Administrative Agent | Patent Security Agreement (Short Form) |
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Jul 2032
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