Also listed on ITT Manufacturing Enterprises LLC, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Feb 1, 2021 (Alter Domus (US) LLC).
Term ended Oct 26, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Oct 26, 2026
Held by Peraton Inc.
Filed Oct 26, 2006 as application 11/586,497 · Granted Feb 19, 2008
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
Term ended Oct 26, 2026
2006
2026
Clock starts
Oct 26, 2006
Oct 26, 2006
Term ended
Oct 26, 2026
Oct 26, 2026
Granted
Feb 19, 2008
Feb 19, 2008
base term
after the term ends
fee events
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.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
3 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. All three maintenance fees were paid, so no fee lapse ended it. 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 Oct 26, 2006, when this application, 11/586,497, was filed | Oct 26, 2026 | 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 | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | term ended | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Oct 26, 2026 | High 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.
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 2006 Reel 18508, frame 904 | Pendell-jones, James E.; Ponsardin, Patrick; Almassy, Robert | ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 27, 2012 Reel 27604, frame 136 | ITT Manufacturing Enterprises LLC (Formerly Known as ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.) | Exelis Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 1, 2016 Reel 39362, frame 534 | Exelis Inc. | Harris Corporation | Merger |
| Dec 15, 2016 Reel 40945, frame 267 | Harris Corporation | Harris International, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 15, 2016 Reel 40981, frame 138 | Harris International, Inc. | Eagle Technology, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 5, 2017 Reel 42415, frame 432 | Eagle Technology, LLC | Harris IT Services Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 8, 2017 Reel 42419, frame 527 | Harris IT Services Corporation | Macquarie Capital Funding LLC, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| May 8, 2017 Reel 42419, frame 795 | Harris IT Services Corporation | HPS Investment Partners, LLC | Second Lien Patent Security Agreement |
| Aug 8, 2017 Reel 43482, frame 524 | Harris IT Services Corporation | Peraton Inc. | Change of Name |
| Feb 1, 2021 Reel 55192, frame 315 | Peraton Inc. | Alter Domus (US) LLC, as Administrative Agent | Second Lien Patent Security Agreement |
| Feb 2, 2021 Reel 55194, frame 21 | Macquarie Capital Funding LLC | Peraton Inc. (F/K/A Harris IT Services Corporation) | Release of First Lien Security Interest |
| Feb 2, 2021 Reel 55194, frame 34 | HPS Investment Partners, LLC | Harris IT Services Corporation | Release of Second Lien Security Interest |
| Feb 2, 2021 Reel 55194, frame 474 | Peraton Inc. | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | First Lien Security Agreement |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
USPTO account required: This application in Patent Center · USPTO's maintenance fee lookup
Maintenance fee events come from USPTO's own fee records. Its fee lookup asks for the patent number and the application number.
Citations
10
later US patents cite this one
That is below the median of utility patents granted in 2008 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
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