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Fiber Optic Splice Protector for Harsh Environments

US 9,341,778 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods

Also listed on Lxdata Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.

Collateral for a security interest recorded Dec 26, 2019 (Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas).

Term ends Nov 8, 2033 · High confidence

Filed Nov 8, 2013 as application 14/075,534 · Granted May 17, 2016
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2013 2033
Clock starts
Nov 8, 2013
Term ends
Nov 8, 2033
Granted
May 17, 2016
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.
2 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.
5
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. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record

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StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Nov 8, 2013, when this application, 14/075,534, was filedNov 8, 2033High 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 events2 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderNov 8, 2033High confidence

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US 8,554,024Lapsed on the fee record
Oct 2025
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US 9,857,290Lapsed on the fee record
Jan 2022
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US 9,341,778this patent
Nov 2033
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US 10,190,970Term ended
Oct 2026
Oct 2026
4 of 5 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
Feb 27, 2014
Reel 32313, frame 761
Ducra, Corneliu V.; Charbonneau, Remi; Lefebvre, Paul; Vincelette, AndreLxdata Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Feb 27, 2014
Reel 32313, frame 828
Lxdata Inc.Weatherford Engineered Chemistry Canada Ltd.Merger
Feb 27, 2014
Reel 32364, frame 819
Weatherford Engineered Chemistry Canada Ltd.Weatherford Canada Ltd.Agreement Concerning Dissolution
Feb 27, 2014
Reel 32364, frame 842
Weatherford Canada Ltd.Weatherford Canada PartnershipGeneral Conveyance Assumption Agreement
Jul 27, 2017
Reel 43111, frame 828
Weatherford Canada PartnershipWeatherford Canada Ltd.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Dec 18, 2019
Reel 51891, frame 89
Weatherford Technology Holdings LLC; Weatherford Netherlands B.V.; Weatherford Norge As; High Pressure Integrity Inc.; Precision Energy Services Inc.; Weatherford Canada Ltd.; Weatherford Switzerland Trading and Development GmbH; Precision Energy Services ULC; Weatherford U.K. LimitedWells Fargo Bank National Association as AgentSecurity Interest
Dec 26, 2019
Reel 51419, frame 140
Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC; Weatherford Netherlands B.V.; Weatherford Norge As; High Pressure Integrity, Inc.; Precision Energy Services, Inc.; Weatherford Canada Ltd.; Weatherford Switzerland Trading and Development GmbH; Precision Energy Services ULC; Weatherford U.K. LimitedDeutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Administrative AgentSecurity Interest
Aug 28, 2020
Reel 54288, frame 302
Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC; Weatherford Netherlands B.V.; Weatherford Norge As; High Pressure Integrity, Inc.; Precision Energy Services, Inc.; Weatherford Canada Ltd.; Weatherford Switzerland Trading and Development GmbH; Precision Energy Services ULC; Weatherford U.K. LimitedWilmington Trust, National AssociationSecurity Interest
Aug 28, 2020
Reel 53838, frame 323
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationWeatherford Technology Holdings, LLC; Weatherford Netherlands B.V.; Weatherford Norge As; High Pressure Integrity, Inc.; Precision Energy Services, Inc.; Weatherford Canada Ltd.; Weatherford Switzerland Trading and Development GmbH; Precision Energy Services ULC; Weatherford U.K. LimitedRelease of Security Interest
Aug 28, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationWeatherford Technology Holdings, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Aug 28, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationWeatherford Netherlands B.V.Release of Security Interest
Aug 28, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationWeatherford Norge AsRelease of Security Interest
Aug 28, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationHigh Pressure Integrity, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Aug 28, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationPrecision Energy Services, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Aug 28, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationWeatherford Canada Ltd.Release of Security Interest
Aug 28, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationWeatherford Switzerland Trading and Development GmbHRelease of Security Interest
Aug 28, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationPrecision Energy Services ULCRelease of Security Interest
Aug 28, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationWeatherford U.K. LimitedRelease of Security Interest
Oct 1, 2021
Reel 57683, frame 423
Wilmington Trust, National AssociationWeatherford Technology Holdings, LLC; Weatherford Netherlands B.V.; Weatherford Norge As; High Pressure Integrity, Inc.; Precision Energy Services, Inc.; Weatherford Canada Ltd.; Weatherford Switzerland Trading and Development GmbH; Precision Energy Services ULC; Weatherford U.K. LimitedRelease of Security Interest
Oct 1, 2021
Reel 57683, frame 706
Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC; Weatherford Netherlands B.V.; Weatherford Norge As; High Pressure Integrity, Inc.; Precision Energy Services, Inc.; Weatherford Canada Ltd.; Weatherford Switzerland Trading and Development GmbH; Weatherford U.K. LimitedWilmington Trust, National AssociationSecurity Interest
Oct 1, 2021
reel/frame not recorded
Wilmington Trust, National AssociationWeatherford Technology Holdings, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Oct 1, 2021
reel/frame not recorded
Wilmington Trust, National AssociationWeatherford Netherlands B.V.Release of Security Interest
Oct 1, 2021
reel/frame not recorded
Wilmington Trust, National AssociationWeatherford Norge AsRelease of Security Interest
Oct 1, 2021
reel/frame not recorded
Wilmington Trust, National AssociationHigh Pressure Integrity, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Oct 1, 2021
reel/frame not recorded
Wilmington Trust, National AssociationPrecision Energy Services, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Oct 1, 2021
reel/frame not recorded
Wilmington Trust, National AssociationWeatherford Canada Ltd.Release of Security Interest
Oct 1, 2021
reel/frame not recorded
Wilmington Trust, National AssociationWeatherford Switzerland Trading and Development GmbHRelease of Security Interest
Oct 1, 2021
reel/frame not recorded
Wilmington Trust, National AssociationPrecision Energy Services ULCRelease of Security Interest
Oct 1, 2021
reel/frame not recorded
Wilmington Trust, National AssociationWeatherford U.K. LimitedRelease of Security Interest
Apr 26, 2023
Reel 63470, frame 629
Deutsche Bank Trust Company AmericasWells Fargo Bank, National AssociationPatent Security Interest Assignment Agreement

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