Also listed on PVT Solar, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Jul 3, 2025 (Acquiom Agency Services LLC).
Term ends no later than Jan 7, 2028 · Medium confidence
In force on USPTO's status record. A terminal disclaimer on file may shorten this term, possibly to a date already past; its reference document is unresolved, so the date above is an upper bound and no earlier date is guessed.
Held by FTC Solar, Inc.
Filed Apr 30, 2010 as application 29/360,845 · Granted Jan 7, 2014
Base term, 14 years from grant
Today
2014
2028
Clock starts
Jan 7, 2014
Jan 7, 2014
Ends no later than
Jan 7, 2028
Jan 7, 2028
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.
Unresolved
Terminal disclaimer
On file, reference document not resolved, so the date above is an upper bound. We do not guess the cap.
14 years from grant
Base term
No maintenance fees are payable on this kind of patent.
This patent's term is its base term, 14 years from grant, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer is on file with no resolved reference, so no cap is applied and none is guessed. No maintenance fees are payable on this kind of patent. Confidence: Medium. 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.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 14 years from grant | Granted Jan 7, 2014 | Jan 7, 2028 | 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 | Disclaimer on file (approved), reference document not resolved | no cap applied, and none guessed | Medium confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | no later than Jan 7, 2028 | Medium 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2010 Reel 24895, frame 20 | Truthseeker, Samuel; Plaisted, Joshua; Narayanamurthy, Ramachandran | PVT Solar, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 18, 2013 Reel 30036, frame 707 | PVT Solar, Inc. | Triplepoint Capital LLC | Security Agreement |
| Oct 27, 2014 Reel 34040, frame 730 | PVT Solar, Inc. | SunEdison, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 11, 2015 Reel 36329, frame 470 | SunEdison, Inc.; Sun Edison LLC; Solaicx; NVT, LLC | Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Jan 12, 2016 Reel 37485, frame 343 | SunEdison, Inc.; Sun Edison LLC; Solaicx | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Jan 13, 2016 Reel 37508, frame 606 | SunEdison, Inc.; Sun Edison LLC; Solaicx; NVT, LLC | Wilmington Trust, National Association, Solely in Its Capacity as Collateral Trustee | Security Interest |
| Jan 13, 2016 Reel 37508, frame 884 | Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as Administrative Agent | SunEdison, Inc.; Sun Edison LLC; Solaicx; NVT, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 13, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as Administrative Agent | SunEdison, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 13, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as Administrative Agent | Sun Edison LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 13, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as Administrative Agent | Solaicx | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 13, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as Administrative Agent | NVT, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 28, 2016 Reel 38557, frame 472 | SunEdison, Inc. | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Administrative Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Aug 16, 2017 Reel 43569, frame 300 | SunEdison Inc.; SunEdison Utility Holdings, Inc.; PVT Solar, Inc.; SunEdison Products Singapore Pte. Ltd. | FTC Solar, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 30, 2021 Reel 56106, frame 643 | FTC Solar, Inc. | Barclays Bank PLC | Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Nov 26, 2024 Reel 69450, frame 947 | Barclays Bank PLC, as Administrative Agent | FTC Solar, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 3, 2025 Reel 71827, frame 404 | FTC Solar, Inc. | Acquiom Agency Services LLC | Security Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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No maintenance fees are payable on this kind of patent, so the record carries no fee events.
What's changing
Jan 2028
Term ends no later than Jan 7, 2028. No maintenance fees are payable on this kind of patent
Note
A terminal disclaimer is on file and its reference is not resolved. No cap is applied and none is guessed
Open question
A terminal disclaimer is on file (approved) and its reference document is not resolved. A disclaimer would cap the term earlier than Jan 7, 2028. We will not guess the cap.
Citations
20
later US patents cite this one
That is above the median of design patents granted in 2014 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: the base term, any term adjustment or extension, any disclaimer cap, and the maintenance fee record, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
This computed term ends no later than the date shown; an unresolved terminal disclaimer may end it earlier. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.