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Device and Method for Synchronization in Digital Printing

US 9,019,541 In force
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Also listed on Beijing Founder Electronics Co., Ltd., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.

Term ends Dec 31, 2032 · High confidence

Filed Nov 27, 2013 as application 14/122,951 · Granted Apr 28, 2015
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2012 2032
Clock starts
Dec 31, 2012
Term ends
Dec 31, 2032
Granted
Apr 28, 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.
2 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
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This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record

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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Dec 31, 2012, when application PCT/CN2012/088085, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Nov 27, 2013)Dec 31, 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 events2 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderDec 31, 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
Nov 27, 2013
reel/frame not recorded
Chen, Feng; Shen, Hong; Xue, LuPeking University Founder Group Co., Ltd.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Nov 27, 2013
reel/frame not recorded
Chen, Feng; Shen, Hong; Xue, LuPeking UniversityAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Nov 27, 2013
reel/frame not recorded
Chen, Feng; Shen, Hong; Xue, LuBeijing Founder Electronics Co., Ltd.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Nov 27, 2013
Reel 31687, frame 867
Shen, Hong; Xue, Lu; Chen, FengPeking University Founder Group Co., Ltd.; Peking University; Beijing Founder Electronics Co., Ltd.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Mar 2, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
Beijing Founder Electronics Co., Ltd.; Peking University; Peking University Founder Group Co., Ltd.New Founder Holdings Development Limited Liability CompanyAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Mar 2, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
Beijing Founder Electronics Co., Ltd.; Peking University; Peking University Founder Group Co., Ltd.Peking UniversityAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Mar 2, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
Beijing Founder Electronics Co., Ltd.; Peking University; Peking University Founder Group Co., Ltd.Beijing Founder Electronics Co., Ltd.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Mar 2, 2023
Reel 62848, frame 887
Peking University Founder Group Co., Ltd.; Peking University; Beijing Founder Electronics Co., Ltd.New Founder Holdings Development Limited Liability Company; Peking University; Beijing Founder Electronics Co., Ltd.Assignment of Assignor's Interest

Sources

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