Balloon and rod connector combined with the rod

US D529,102 Surrendered on reissue

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Surrendered on reissue Dec 29, 2009 · From the USPTO record

Surrendered on reissue Dec 29, 2009 · its term and maintenance fees continue in US RE41,056 and US RE42,874.

No current holder resolved from the recorded chain.

Filed Apr 28, 2005 as application 29/228,733 · Granted Sep 26, 2006

Base term, 14 years from grant

Today

Surrendered Dec 29, 2009

2006 2026

Clock starts
Sep 26, 2006

No longer in force
Dec 29, 2009

Term would have run to
Sep 26, 2020

base term after the term ends 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

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Term adjustment

No prosecution delay on this record.

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Terminal disclaimer

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14 years from grant

Base term

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Step	Input	Date after this step	Confidence
Base term, 14 years from grant	Granted Sep 26, 2006	Sep 26, 2020	High confidence
Continuity chain	Every parent in the chain resolved	no change	High confidence
Patent term adjustment	None on file	no change	High confidence
Terminal disclaimer cap	None on record	no cap applied	High confidence
Patent term extension	None on file	no change	High confidence
Reissue	US RE41,056 and US RE42,874 issued Dec 29, 2009, and this patent's term continues in it (35 U.S.C. 251, 252)	surrendered Dec 29, 2009	High confidence
Surrendered on reissue	The steps above, in order	Dec 29, 2009	From the USPTO record

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