90/016,619Hub Having Complex Power Converters9,864,421Open

Status

Reexam Preprocessing Completed - Released to Assigned GAU

Filed

Sep 25, 2026

Pre-Order Paper

Window open until about Nov 4, 2026

Last Updated

Oct 7, 2026

Examiner

Not assigned

Art Unit

3992

Requester

Apple Inc.

Requester Law Firm

MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP

Requested By

Third Party

Patent Owner(via USPTO assignment records)

ZEPHYRHUB LLC

Patent Owner Law Firm

Owner hasn't filed yet

Sector (CPC)

GPhysics & Instruments
G06Computing & Data Processing
G06FElectric Digital Data Processing

USPC

Unknown

Reexam History (16 events)

Oct 8, 2026MRXNReexamination Formalities Notice Mailed
Oct 8, 2026MRXNReexamination Formalities Notice Mailed
Oct 8, 2026COMPApplication Is Now Complete
Oct 7, 2026RXNREQAUNotice of assignment of reexamination request
Oct 7, 2026RXTTLRPTTitle Report
Oct 7, 2026RXPCOMCompletion of Preprocessing - Released to Assigned GAU
Oct 7, 2026FTFSFITF set to YES - revise initial setting
Oct 7, 2026RXNREQFDNotice of reexamination request filing date
Sep 25, 2026RXOSUBReceipt of Original Ex Parte Reexam Request
Sep 25, 2026RXIDS.RReexam - Information Disclosure Statement Filed by Third Party Requester
Sep 25, 2026RXC/SRCertificate of Service
Sep 25, 2026RXOSUB.RReexamination requested by third party requester
Sep 25, 2026WIDSInformation Disclosure Statement (IDS) Filed
Sep 25, 2026WIDSInformation Disclosure Statement (IDS) Filed
Sep 25, 2026BIG.Entity Status Set To Undiscounted (Initial Default Setting or Status Change)
Sep 25, 2026RXAF/DAffidavit(s), Declaration(s) and/or Exhibit(s) Filed

Prosecution, PTAB & CAFC

PTAB Proceedings (IPR, PGR, CBM, DER)

None found

Federal Circuit (CAFC)

None found

Terminal Disclaimer

None found

Prosecution History

None found

Maintenance Fees

Grant
Jan 9, 2018
3.5-yr
Jul 9, 2021
Paid Jul 1, 2021
7.5-yr
Jul 9, 2025
Paid Jun 29, 2025
11.5-yr
Jul 9, 2029
Expiry
Jan 27, 2036

Entity Status

Small Entity

Expires

Jan 27, 2036 (9.3 yr remaining)

Term Adjustment

+16 days (~0.0 yr)

Assignments

20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026FiledCHING-PAO HSIAOGEN-JIE HSIAOCHEN-SHENG LEEDONG-SHENG LICHIA-WEI LINKUANG-FENG LINDONG-SHENG LICHIA-WEI LINKUANG-FENG LINSIMPOWER TECHNOLOGY INC.DONG-SHENG LIPATENTBRIDGE SOLUTIONS LLCPATENTBRIDGE SOLUTIONS LLCZEPHYRHUB LLC
AssignmentReel/Frame: 043484/0481Recorded: Sep 5, 2017

From

CHING-PAO HSIAOInventor
Aug 11, 2015
GEN-JIE HSIAOInventor
Aug 11, 2015
CHEN-SHENG LEEInventor
Aug 11, 2015
DONG-SHENG LIInventor
Aug 11, 2015
CHIA-WEI LINInventor
Aug 11, 2015
KUANG-FENG LINInventor
Aug 11, 2015
→

To

SIMPOWER TECHNOLOGY INC.

AssignmentReel/Frame: 037449/0949Recorded: Jan 11, 2016

From

DONG-SHENG LIInventor
Dec 30, 2015
CHIA-WEI LINInventor
Dec 30, 2015
KUANG-FENG LINInventor
Dec 30, 2015
→

To

DONG-SHENG LI

Nunc Pro TuncReel/Frame: 071957/0573Recorded: Aug 7, 2025

From

SIMPOWER TECHNOLOGY INC.
Aug 7, 2025
→

To

PATENTBRIDGE SOLUTIONS LLC

Nunc Pro TuncReel/Frame: 075353/0147Recorded: Mar 17, 2026

From

SIMPOWER TECHNOLOGY INC.
Aug 11, 2025
→

To

PATENTBRIDGE SOLUTIONS LLC

Name ChangeReel/Frame: 074413/0605Recorded: Jan 16, 2026

From

PATENTBRIDGE SOLUTIONS LLC
Jan 15, 2026
→

To

ZEPHYRHUB LLC