Also listed on Tyco Electronics Logistics AG, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Feb 12, 2027 · High confidence
Held by TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
Filed Oct 28, 2011 as application 29/405,151 · Granted Feb 12, 2013
Base term, 14 years from grant
Today
2013
2027
Clock starts
Feb 12, 2013
Feb 12, 2013
Term ends
Feb 12, 2027
Feb 12, 2027
base term
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
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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 |
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| Base term, 14 years from grant | Granted Feb 12, 2013 | Feb 12, 2027 | 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 |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Feb 12, 2027 | High 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.
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2011 Reel 27164, frame 216 | Sykes, Michael Timothy; Scheggia, Mattia; Foltz, Keith Richard; Block, Michael J.; Weidner, Kevin E.; Orner, Jeffrey K.; Chevalier, Tim R. | Tyco Electronics Coporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 27, 2011 Reel 27589, frame 521 | Tyco Electronics Corporation | Tyco Electronics Logistics AG | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 12, 2017 Reel 41350, frame 85 | Tyco Electronics Corporation | TE Connectivity Corporation | Change of Name |
| Jun 7, 2021 Reel 56514, frame 48 | TE Connectivity Corporation | TE Connectivity Services GmbH | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 7, 2021 Reel 56514, frame 15 | TE Connectivity Services GmbH | TE Connectivity Services GmbH | Change of Address |
| Apr 28, 2022 Reel 60885, frame 482 | TE Connectivity Services GmbH | TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH | Merger |
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Feb 2027
Term ends Feb 12, 2027. No maintenance fees are payable on this kind of patent
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