Also listed on TE Connectivity Corporation, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends May 31, 2032 · High confidence
20-year base term ends May 31, 2032
Held by TE Connectivity Corporation
Filed May 31, 2012 as application 13/484,540 · Granted Feb 18, 2014
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2012
2032
Clock starts
May 31, 2012
May 31, 2012
Term ends
May 31, 2032
May 31, 2032
Granted
Feb 18, 2014
Feb 18, 2014
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.
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
How we calculated this date
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts May 31, 2012, when this application, 13/484,540, was filed | May 31, 2032 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | None on file | no change | 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 | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | May 31, 2032 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2012 reel/frame not recorded | Schwan, Ryan Steven; Mohanty, Rashmita; Palanisamy, V. | Tyco Electronics Corporation India PVT. Limited | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 31, 2012 reel/frame not recorded | Schwan, Ryan Steven; Mohanty, Rashmita; Palanisamy, V. | Tyco Electronics Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 31, 2012 Reel 28294, frame 746 | Palanisamy, V.; Mohanty, Rashmita; Schwan, Ryan Steven | Tyco Electronics Corporation India PVT. Limited; Tyco Electronics Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 19, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Schwan, Ryan Steven; Mohanty, Rashmita; Vellaiyanaicken, Palanisamy | TE Connectivity India Private Limited | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 19, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Schwan, Ryan Steven; Mohanty, Rashmita; Vellaiyanaicken, Palanisamy | Tyco Electronics Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 19, 2013 Reel 31629, frame 442 | Vellaiyanaicken, Palanisamy; Mohanty, Rashmita; Schwan, Ryan Steven | TE Connectivity India Private Limited; Tyco Electronics Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 12, 2017 Reel 41350, frame 85 | Tyco Electronics Corporation | TE Connectivity Corporation | Change of Name |
Sources
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What's changing
May 2032
Term ends May 31, 2032. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
40
later US patents cite this one
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