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Carrier Sub-Assembly for an Electrical Relay Device

US 9,916,952 In force
OverviewAssignmentsSources & methods

Also listed on Tyco Electronics Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.

Term ends May 27, 2036 · High confidence

Filed May 27, 2016 as application 15/167,231 · Granted Mar 13, 2018
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2016 2036
Clock starts
May 27, 2016
Term ends
May 27, 2036
Granted
Mar 13, 2018
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.

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

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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts May 27, 2016, when this application, 15/167,231, was filedMay 27, 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 orderMay 27, 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 27, 2016
Reel 38739, frame 187
Blackmon, Terrance Edward; Banas, Thomas Michael; Drummond, Darnell Lathal; Thrush, Roger L.Tyco Electronics CorporationAssignment of Assignor's Interest
May 27, 2016
Reel 38739, frame 250
Gerardo, Daniel Enrique JuarezTyco Electronics Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
May 27, 2016
Reel 38739, frame 294
Moreno, Jose Antonio FelixAmp Amermex S.A. de C.V.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jan 12, 2017
Reel 41350, frame 85
Tyco Electronics CorporationTE Connectivity CorporationChange of Name
Jun 7, 2021
Reel 56514, frame 48
TE Connectivity CorporationTE Connectivity Services GmbHAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Jun 7, 2021
Reel 56514, frame 15
TE Connectivity Services GmbHTE Connectivity Services GmbHChange of Address
Apr 28, 2022
Reel 60885, frame 482
TE Connectivity Services GmbHTE Connectivity Solutions GmbHMerger

Sources

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