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Self Powered Electric Vehicle Charging Connector Locking System

US 8,025,526 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded Jan 13, 2015 (Ares Capital Corporation).

Term ends Apr 21, 2030 · High confidence

Filed Apr 21, 2010 as application 12/764,845 · Granted Sep 27, 2011
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2010 2030
Clock starts
Apr 21, 2010
Term ends
Apr 21, 2030
Granted
Sep 27, 2011
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.
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.
22
Family applications on record here
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.

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 Apr 21, 2010, when this application, 12/764,845, was filedApr 21, 2030High 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 orderApr 21, 2030High confidence

This family

US 7,956,570In force
Apr 2030
Apr 2030
Application 12/335,274Abandoned
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Application PCT/US2009/030276PCT application
no patent term
no patent term
US 7,952,319In force
Apr 2028
Apr 2028
US 8,025,526this patent
Apr 2030
Apr 2030
US 8,138,715Lapsed on the fee record
Mar 2024
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Application PCT/US2011/033327PCT application
no patent term
no patent term
US 8,866,436Lapsed on the fee record
Oct 2026
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8 of 22 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.

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
Apr 22, 2010
Reel 24273, frame 984
Tormey, Milton T.; Matsuno, Craig T.; Hagenmaier, Carl F., JR.; Baxter, DavidCoulomb Technologies, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jul 27, 2010
Reel 24755, frame 244
Coulomb Technologies, Inc.Venture Lending & Leasing V, Inc.Security Interest
Nov 21, 2012
Reel 29339, frame 711
Coulomb Technologies, Inc.Chargepoint, Inc.Change of Name
Dec 22, 2014
Reel 34565, frame 320
Venture Lending & Leasing V, Inc.; Venture Lending & Leasing VI, Inc.Chargepoint, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Dec 30, 2014
Reel 34714, frame 76
Chargepoint, Inc.Silicon Valley BankSecurity Interest
Jan 13, 2015
Reel 34757, frame 811
Chargepoint, Inc.Ares Capital CorporationSecurity Interest
Nov 12, 2015
Reel 37105, frame 583
Chargepoint, Inc.Ares Capital CorporationCorrective Assignment to Correct the Address of Assignee Previously Recorded on Reel 034757 Frame 811. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment.
Nov 14, 2017
Reel 44442, frame 781
Ares Capital CorporationBearcub Acquisitions LLCAssignment of IP Security Agreement
Jul 12, 2018
Reel 46531, frame 719
Chargepoint Inc.; CPI Integration Holdings, Inc.Midcap Financial Trust, As AgentSecurity Agreement
Jul 12, 2018
Reel 46531, frame 749
Bearcub Acquisitions LLCChargepoint Inc.Termination and Release of Security Agreement at Reel 044442/FRAME 0781
Oct 9, 2020
Reel 54630, frame 890
Chargepoint Inc.; CPI Integration Holdings, Inc.Midcap Financial Trust, As AgentCorrective Assignment to Correct the Corrective Assignment to Correct the Application Number Listed on Page 2, Line 21, 15894778 Previously Recorded at Reel: 46531 Frame: 719. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Agreement.
Oct 13, 2020
Reel 54064, frame 295
Silicon Valley BankChargepoint, Inc.Release
Mar 17, 2021
Reel 55632, frame 704
Midcap Financial Trust, As AgentChargepoint Inc.; CPI Integration Holdings, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Mar 17, 2021
reel/frame not recorded
Midcap Financial Trust, As AgentChargepoint Inc.Release of Security Interest
Mar 17, 2021
reel/frame not recorded
Midcap Financial Trust, As AgentCPI Integration Holdings, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Aug 3, 2023
Reel 64483, frame 754
Chargepoint, Inc.JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative AgentSecurity Interest
Nov 19, 2025
Reel 73634, frame 312
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.Chargepoint, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Nov 25, 2025
Reel 73715, frame 219
Chargepoint, Inc.Alter Domus (US) LLC, as Collateral AgentIntellectual Property Security Agreement

Sources

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

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