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Subsea Umbilical System with Cable Breakout

US 9,091,146 In force
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Term ends Apr 21, 2034 · High confidence

Filed Apr 21, 2014 as application 14/257,556 · Granted Jul 28, 2015
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2014 2034
Clock starts
Apr 21, 2014
Term ends
Apr 21, 2034
Granted
Jul 28, 2015
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.
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.
10
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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StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Apr 21, 2014, when this application, 14/257,556, was filedApr 21, 2034High 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 orderApr 21, 2034High confidence

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Application 61/772,215Provisional application
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Application 13/877,007Abandoned
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Application PCT/US2013/066883PCT application
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US 9,091,146this patent
Apr 2034
Apr 2034
Application PCT/US2015/026871PCT application
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US 10,513,903In force
Oct 2033
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US 9,902,472In force
Dec 2036
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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
Apr 21, 2014
Reel 32720, frame 287
Whiddon, John; Little, HeithAker Solutions Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Apr 24, 2014
Reel 32799, frame 14
Whiddon, John; Little, HeithAker Solutions Inc.Corrective Assignment to Correct the Assignment Document Previously Recorded on Reel 032720 Frame 0287. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment of the Entire Interest.

Sources

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