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Solderless Edge Connector

US 9,825,384 In force
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Also listed on Dsi Assignments, LLC, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.

Term ends Dec 30, 2036 · High confidence

Filed Dec 30, 2016 as application 15/395,438 · Granted Nov 21, 2017
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2016 2036
Clock starts
Dec 30, 2016
Term ends
Dec 30, 2036
Granted
Nov 21, 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.

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

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.
StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Dec 30, 2016, when this application, 15/395,438, was filedDec 30, 2036High 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 30, 2036High 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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
May 3, 2017
Reel 42228, frame 987
Kurkowski, James D.; Brastad, Thomas PaulLifehealth, LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Sep 14, 2017
Reel 43595, frame 554
Dsi Assignments LLCEasydx, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Sep 14, 2017
Reel 43747, frame 483
Michael N. Sinsheimer Revocable Trust U/A Dated 04/09/15Lifehealth, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Sep 14, 2017
Reel 43747, frame 496
Simcah Partners L.P.Lifehealth, LLC; The Michael Sinsheimer Revocable Trust U/A Dated 04/09/15Release of Security Interest
Sep 14, 2017
Reel 43865, frame 861
Peterson, MarkLifehealth, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Sep 14, 2017
reel/frame not recorded
Simcah Partners L.P.Lifehealth, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Sep 14, 2017
reel/frame not recorded
Simcah Partners L.P.The Michael Sinsheimer Revocable Trust U/A Dated 04/09/15Release of Security Interest
Sep 20, 2017
Reel 43929, frame 162
Dsi Assignments LLCEasydx, Inc.Corrective Assignment to Correct the Postal Code of Receiving Party and PCT Number US1999014696 Previously Recorded on Reel 043595 Frame 0554. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment.
Oct 2, 2017
Reel 43759, frame 368
Lifehealth, LLCDsi Assignments LLC, Solely in Its Capacity as Assignee for the Benefit of Creditors of Lifehealth, LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest

Sources

Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO

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