Term ends Mar 16, 2042 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jan 29, 2042
Held by Tyco Electronics (Suzhou) Ltd.
Filed Jan 29, 2022 as application 17/588,243 · Granted Nov 7, 2023
Base term plus 46 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2022
2042
Clock starts
Jan 29, 2022
Jan 29, 2022
Term ends
Mar 16, 2042
Mar 16, 2042
Granted
Nov 7, 2023
Nov 7, 2023
base term
patent term adjustment
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
46
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
0 of 3
Maintenance fees paid
Three maintenance fees fall due, at 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years from grant. This counts the ones the record shows paid.
This patent's term runs 46 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 0 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: High. 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, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Jan 29, 2022, when this application, 17/588,243, was filed | Jan 29, 2042 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +46 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Mar 16, 2042 | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | None on record | no cap applied | High confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 0 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Mar 16, 2042 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2022 Reel 59250, frame 627 | Zhang, Daiqiong (Diana); Zhou, Chunyan (Cherie); Liang, Yuelin (Kevin); Huang, Zhongxi | Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 25, 2022 Reel 59250, frame 581 | Peng, Dongqing (Gates) | Tyco Electronics (Suzhou) Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Mar 2042
Term ends Mar 16, 2042. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 46 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
0
later US patents cite this one
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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
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. 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.