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Distributed Maximum Power Point Tracking System, Structure and Process

US 7,772,716 In force
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Term ends Mar 26, 2028 · High confidence

Filed Mar 26, 2008 as application 12/056,235 · Granted Aug 10, 2010
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2008 2028
Clock starts
Mar 26, 2008
Term ends
Mar 26, 2028
Granted
Aug 10, 2010
base term fee events Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
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.
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This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: High. from the record

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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Mar 26, 2008, when this application, 12/056,235, was filedMar 26, 2028High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh 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 26, 2028High confidence

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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
Jan 19, 2009
Reel 22125, frame 503
Shaver, Argil E., II; Newdoll, Ronald M.Newdoll Enterprises LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Sep 20, 2016
Reel 40092, frame 182
Newdoll Enterprises LLCAccurate Solar Power, LLCChange of Name
Oct 17, 2016
Reel 40381, frame 421
Newdoll Enterprises LLCAccurate Solar Power LLCChange of Name
Oct 17, 2016
Reel 40033, frame 454
Accurate Solar Power, LLCSolaredge Technologies Ltd.Assignment of Assignor's Interest

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