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Light-Emitting Element with Protective Cushioning

US 9,761,774 In force
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Term ends Nov 23, 2035 · High confidence

Filed Nov 23, 2015 as application 14/948,733 · Granted Sep 12, 2017
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2015 2035
Clock starts
Nov 23, 2015
Term ends
Nov 23, 2035
Granted
Sep 12, 2017
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.
16
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 Nov 23, 2015, when this application, 14/948,733, was filedNov 23, 2035High 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 orderNov 23, 2035High 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 23, 2015
Reel 37117, frame 709
Chen, Chao-hsing; Chiang, Tsung-hsun; Liao, Chien-chih; Chuang, Wen-hung; Tsai, Min-yen; Hu, Bo-jiunEpistar CorporationAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Feb 26, 2026
Reel 75152, frame 1
Epistar CorporationEnnostar CorporationChange of Name

Sources

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