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Apparatus and Method for Distributing Electrical Power from a Plurality of Power Sources Among a Plurality of Electrical Conductors

US 7,551,425 In force
OverviewAssignmentsSources & methods

Also listed on Tyco Electronics Power Systems, Inc. a Corporation of Nevada, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.

Term ends Mar 4, 2028 · High confidence

Filed Jun 13, 2006 as application 11/452,557 · Granted Jun 23, 2009
Base term plus 630 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
2006 2028
Clock starts
Jun 13, 2006
Term ends
Mar 4, 2028
Granted
Jun 23, 2009
base term patent term adjustment 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
630
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
3 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 630 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. 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.
StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Jun 13, 2006, when this application, 11/452,557, was filedJun 13, 2026High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+630 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordMar 4, 2028High confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events3 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderMar 4, 2028High 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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Jun 13, 2006
Reel 17997, frame 903
Byrne, Vincent MarkTyco Electronics Power Systems, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Feb 27, 2008
Reel 20572, frame 592
Tyco Electronics Power Systems, Inc.Lineage Power CorporationChange of Name
Nov 21, 2008
Reel 21876, frame 66
Lineage Power CorporationWells Fargo Foothill, LLC, as AgentSecurity Agreement
Mar 27, 2012
Reel 27934, frame 566
Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLCLineage Power CorporationPatent Release and Reassignment
Mar 13, 2018
Reel 45581, frame 581
Lineage Power CorporationGE Power Electronics, Inc.Change of Name
Aug 29, 2019
Reel 50207, frame 76
GE Power Electronics, Inc.ABB Schweiz AGAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Apr 16, 2020
Reel 52430, frame 136
ABB Schweiz AGABB Power Electronics Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Apr 20, 2023
Reel 63410, frame 501
ABB Power Electronics Inc.ABB Schweiz AGAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Jul 11, 2023
Reel 64671, frame 156
ABB Power Electronics Inc.ABB Schweiz AGCorrective Assignment to Correct the the Address of the Assignee Previously Recorded at Reel: 063410 Frame: 0501. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment.
Sep 6, 2023
Reel 64819, frame 383
ABB Schweiz AGAcleap Power Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Oct 2, 2026
Reel 76611, frame 520
Acleap Power Inc.Omnion Power Technology GmbHAssignment of Assignor's Interest

Sources

Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO

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