Also listed on BOE Optical Science and Technology Co., Ltd., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends May 21, 2035 · High confidence
20-year base term ends May 21, 2035
Filed Oct 29, 2015 as application 14/888,046 · Granted May 2, 2017
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2015
2035
Clock starts
May 21, 2015
May 21, 2015
Term ends
May 21, 2035
May 21, 2035
Granted
May 2, 2017
May 2, 2017
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.
2
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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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts May 21, 2015, when application PCT/CN2015/079479, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Oct 29, 2015) | May 21, 2035 | 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 | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | May 21, 2035 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,642,199 | this patent May 2035 | May 2035 |
1 of 2 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.
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Su, Hao; Yu, Xing | BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 3, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Su, Hao; Yu, Xing | BOE Optical Science and Technology Co., Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 3, 2015 Reel 36946, frame 813 | Yu, Xing; Su, Hao | BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.; BOE Optical Science and Technology Co., Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.; BOE Optical Science and Technology Co. Ltd. | BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.; BOE Optical Science and Technology Co. Ltd. | Beijing BOE Energy Technology Co., Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 3, 2021 Reel 58281, frame 563 | BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.; BOE Optical Science and Technology Co. Ltd. | BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.; Beijing BOE Energy Technology Co., Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 6, 2024 Reel 68889, frame 413 | Beijing BOE Energy Technology Co., Ltd. | BOE Energy Technology Co., Ltd. | Change of Name |
| Sep 6, 2024 Reel 68517, frame 636 | BOE Energy Technology Co., Ltd. | Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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What's changing
May 2035
Term ends May 21, 2035. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Citations
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later US patent cites this one
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