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Torque Limited Screw for Electrical Connector

US 9,929,477 In force
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Term ends Apr 27, 2036 · High confidence

Held by Ilsco, LLC
Filed Apr 27, 2016 as application 15/139,416 · Granted Mar 27, 2018
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2016 2036
Clock starts
Apr 27, 2016
Term ends
Apr 27, 2036
Granted
Mar 27, 2018
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.

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

How we calculated this date

One row per rule, each showing its own input and what it did to the date. A step we could not verify says so instead of resolving itself.
StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Apr 27, 2016, when this application, 15/139,416, was filedApr 27, 2036High 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 orderApr 27, 2036High 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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Apr 27, 2016
Reel 38390, frame 773
Beiler, Michael W.; Besterman, Eric D.; Jackson, Stephen M.; Merritt, Alan; Reed, Philip G.; Shank, Richard L.; Sweeney, Thomas M.; Taylor, Carl J.Ilsco CorporationAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Apr 27, 2020
Reel 52503, frame 956
Ilsco CorporationIlsco, LLCChange of Name
Apr 30, 2020
Reel 52542, frame 286
Ilsco, LLC; Surge Suppression, LLCAntares Capital LP, as AgentSecurity Interest
Aug 4, 2023
Reel 64493, frame 847
Ilsco, LLC; Surge Suppression, LLCAntares Capital LP, as AgentRelease of Security Interest
Aug 25, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
Antares Capital LP, as AgentIlsco, LLCCorrective Assignment to Correct the Conveying Party Data and Receiving Party Data Previously Recorded on Reel 064493 Frame 0847. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Release of Security Interest.
Aug 25, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
Antares Capital LP, as AgentSurge Suppression, LLCCorrective Assignment to Correct the Conveying Party Data and Receiving Party Data Previously Recorded on Reel 064493 Frame 0847. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Release of Security Interest.
Aug 25, 2023
Reel 64718, frame 639
Antares Capital LP, as AgentIlsco, LLC; Surge Suppression, LLCCorrective Assignment to Correct the Conveying Party Data and Receiving Party Data Previously Recorded on Reel 064493 Frame 0847. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Release of Security Interest.

Sources

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

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