Also listed on Firefly IP Co., LLC, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Sep 26, 2039 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Sep 26, 2039
Held by Firefly Aerospace Inc.
Filed May 10, 2022 as application 17/740,958 · Granted Jul 4, 2023
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2019
2039
Clock starts
Sep 26, 2019
Sep 26, 2019
Term ends
Sep 26, 2039
Sep 26, 2039
Granted
Jul 4, 2023
Jul 4, 2023
base term
Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
No effect
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 11,008,977, to Sep 26, 2039. The term already ends on or before that date, so the cap shortened nothing.
0 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.
3
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. A terminal disclaimer is resolved from the filed document, and it ends no earlier than this term, so it shortens nothing. 0 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.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Sep 26, 2019, when application 16/584,449, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed May 10, 2022) | Sep 26, 2039 | 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 | Disclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 11,008,977) | resolves to Sep 26, 2039, no earlier than this term, so no change | High confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 0 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Sep 26, 2039 | High confidence |
This family
| US 11,008,977 | In force Dec 2039 | Dec 2039 |
| US 11,384,713 | In force Sep 2039 | Sep 2039 |
| US 11,692,515 | this patent Sep 2039 | Sep 2039 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2022 Reel 59926, frame 776 | Borissov, Anatoli Alimpievich; Markusic, Thomas Edward | Firefly Aerospace Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 25, 2023 Reel 64370, frame 925 | Firefly Aerospace Inc.; Firefly Space Transport Services, LLC; Firefly Research, Inc.; Spaceflight, Inc. | Firefly IP Co., LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 25, 2023 Reel 64371, frame 67 | Firefly IP Co., LLC | Firefly Aerospace Inc. | License |
| Jul 25, 2023 Reel 64371, frame 825 | Firefly Aerospace Inc.; Firefly Space Transport Services, LLC; Firefly Research, Inc.; Firefly IP Co., LLC; Firefly IP Holdings, LLC; Spaceflight, Inc. | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Aug 8, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Firefly Aerospace Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 8, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Firefly Space Transport Services, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 8, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Firefly Research, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 8, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Firefly IP Co., LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 8, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Firefly IP Holdings, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 8, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Spaceflight, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 8, 2025 Reel 72343, frame 126 | Firefly Aerospace Inc. | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent | Security Agreement |
| Aug 8, 2025 Reel 71975, frame 832 | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Firefly Aerospace Inc.; Firefly Space Transport Services, LLC; Firefly Research, Inc.; Firefly IP Co., LLC; Firefly IP Holdings, LLC; Spaceflight, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 11, 2025 Reel 71987, frame 853 | Firefly IP Holdings, LLC; Firefly IP Co., LLC | Firefly Aerospace Inc. | Merger |
| Aug 11, 2025 Reel 72412, frame 838 | Firefly IP Co., LLC | Firefly Aerospace Inc. | Termination of Intellectual Property License Agreement Release of R/F 64371/0067 |
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What's changing
Sep 2039
Term ends Sep 26, 2039. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Terminal disclaimer
A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 11,008,977, ends no earlier than this term, so it caps nothing.
Citations
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later US patents cite this one
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