Term ends May 17, 2033 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 12, 2033
Held by Amphenol Cabelcon APS
Filed Mar 12, 2013 as application 13/795,843 · Granted Mar 24, 2015
Base term plus 66 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2013
2033
Clock starts
Mar 12, 2013
Mar 12, 2013
Term ends
May 17, 2033
May 17, 2033
Granted
Mar 24, 2015
Mar 24, 2015
base term
patent term adjustment
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
66
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
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.
This patent's term runs 66 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: High. from the record
How we calculated this date
One row per rule, each showing its own input and what it did to the date. A step we could not verify says so instead of resolving itself.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Mar 12, 2013, when this application, 13/795,843, was filed | Mar 12, 2033 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +66 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | May 17, 2033 | 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 | May 17, 2033 | High confidence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 2014 Reel 31947, frame 601 | Meister, Michael; Petersen, Jens | Corning Gilbert Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 25, 2015 Reel 36687, frame 562 | Corning Gilbert, Inc. | Corning Optical Communications RF LLC | Change of Name |
| Aug 11, 2021 Reel 57143, frame 470 | Corning Optical Communications RF LLC | Corning Optical Communications APS | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 31, 2021 Reel 57390, frame 700 | Corning Optical Communications APS | Amphenol Cabelcon APS | Change of Name |
| Oct 27, 2021 Reel 58300, frame 843 | Corning Gilbert, Inc. | Corning Optical Communications RF LLC | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Property Listed in the Original Cover Sheet Previously Recorded at Reel: 036687 Frame: 0562. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
Sources
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What's changing
May 2033
Term ends May 17, 2033. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 66 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
39
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: the base term, any term adjustment or extension, any disclaimer cap, and the maintenance fee record, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.