Term ends Oct 15, 2027 · High confidence
Held by ABB Schweiz AG
Filed Mar 15, 2013 as application 29/449,859 · Granted Oct 15, 2013
Base term, 14 years from grant
Today
2013
2027
Clock starts
Oct 15, 2013
Oct 15, 2013
Term ends
Oct 15, 2027
Oct 15, 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
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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64
Family applications on record here
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This patent's term is its base term, 14 years from grant, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. No maintenance fees are payable on this kind of patent. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 14 years from grant | Granted Oct 15, 2013 | Oct 15, 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 | Oct 15, 2027 | High confidence |
This family
| US 6,313,599 | Term ended Jan 2021 | Jan 2021 |
| US 6,370,049 | Term ended Oct 2019 | Oct 2019 |
| US 6,597,148 | Term ended Feb 2020 | Feb 2020 |
| US 6,522,229 | Term ended May 2020 | May 2020 |
| US 6,498,452 | Term ended May 2020 | May 2020 |
| US 6,552,510 | Term ended Dec 2021 | Dec 2021 |
| US 6,916,213 | Lapsed on the fee record Jul 2017 | Jul 2017 |
| US 7,034,510 | Term ended Jun 2022 | Jun 2022 |
8 of 64 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
Assignments
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| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2013 Reel 31227, frame 808 | Helosvuori, Juhani; Makela, Marjukka; Sevakivi, Pertti; Asikainen, Mika | ABB Oy | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 19, 2018 Reel 47801, frame 174 | ABB Oy | ABB Schweiz AG | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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Oct 2027
Term ends Oct 15, 2027. No maintenance fees are payable on this kind of patent
Citations
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later US patents cite this one
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