Fiber Optic Local Convergence Points for Multiple Dwelling Units

US RE46,701 In force

Term ends Jan 12, 2027 · Low confidence

Computed 20-year base term

Reissue of US 7,548,680, which was surrendered when this reissue was granted; its term and maintenance fees continue here.

Held by Corning Optical Communications LLC

Filed Jun 16, 2011 as application 13/162,115 · Granted Feb 6, 2018

USPTO first gave this application the number US RE44,498 and withdrew it before it issued. That number now leads here.

Base term, 20 years from filing

Today

20 years from filing

Term ends Jan 12, 2027

2007 2027

Clock starts
Jan 12, 2007

Term ends
Jan 12, 2027

Granted
Feb 6, 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.

No effect

Terminal disclaimer

Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 7,349,616, US 7,548,680, US RE46,525, to Jan 12, 2027. The term already ends on or before that date, so the cap shortened nothing.

3 of 3

Maintenance fees paid

Three maintenance fees fall due, at 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years from the original patent's grant (Jun 16, 2009). This counts the ones the record shows paid.

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, 20 years from filing	Clock starts Jan 12, 2007, when the earliest non-provisional application in its chain was filed (this one was filed Jun 16, 2011)	Jan 12, 2027	High confidence
Continuity chain	A reissue: its term follows the original patent's, with the original's term adjustment	follows the original patent	Medium confidence
Patent term adjustment	No term adjustment record on a grant after 2005, so none is added	no change	Medium confidence
Terminal disclaimer cap	Disclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 7,349,616, US 7,548,680, US RE46,525)	resolves to Jan 12, 2027, no earlier than this term, so no change	High confidence
Patent term extension	None on file	no change	High confidence
Fee events	3 of 3 maintenance fees paid	In force	High confidence
Computed term end	The steps above, in order	Jan 12, 2027	Low confidence

Sources

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In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.

Fiber Optic Local Convergence Points for Multiple Dwelling Units

Term ends Jan 12, 2027 · Low confidence

20-year base term ends Jan 12, 2027

How we calculated this date

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