Also listed on Verizon Connect Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Dec 13, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ended May 9, 2026
Filed May 9, 2006 as application 11/430,043 · Granted Jun 17, 2008
Base term plus 218 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2006
2026
Clock starts
May 9, 2006
May 9, 2006
Term ends
Dec 13, 2026
Dec 13, 2026
Granted
Jun 17, 2008
Jun 17, 2008
base term
patent term adjustment
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
218
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
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 runs 218 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. 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 May 9, 2006, when this application, 11/430,043, was filed | May 9, 2026 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +218 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Dec 13, 2026 | 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 | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Dec 13, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2006 Reel 17884, frame 137 | Mitchell, Peter; Dolgopolov, Andrei; Walsh, Paul; Goggin, John | Fleetmatics Patents Limited | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 2, 2010 Reel 24767, frame 766 | Fleetmatics Patents Limited | D.E. Shaw Direct Capital Portfolios, L.L.C., as Agent | Notice of Grant of Security Interest in Patents |
| Jun 6, 2012 Reel 28332, frame 186 | Fleetmatics Patents Limited; Fleetmatics Irl Limited | Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC | Patent Security Agreement |
| Sep 18, 2014 Reel 33771, frame 388 | Fleetmatics Patents Limited | Fleetmatics Irl Limited | Change of Name |
| Oct 13, 2014 Reel 33937, frame 1 | Fleetmatics Patents Limited | Fleetmatics Irl Limited | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 27, 2014 Reel 34742, frame 521 | Fleetmatics Patents Limited | Fleetmatics Irl Limited | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Incorrect Patent No. 7388517 Previously Recorded at Reel: 033771 Frame: 0388. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
| Jan 20, 2015 Reel 34755, frame 213 | D. E. Shaw Direct Capital Portfolios, L.L.C. | Fleetmatics Development Limited (F/K/A Fleetmatics Irl Limited) | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 30, 2015 Reel 34852, frame 587 | Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as Agent | Fleetmatics Patents Limited | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 30, 2015 Reel 34852, frame 700 | Fleetmatics Development Limited | Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Nov 9, 2015 Reel 36987, frame 955 | Fleetmatics Irl Limited | Fleetmatics Development Limited | Change of Name |
| Oct 25, 2016 Reel 40118, frame 119 | Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Fleetmatics Development Limited | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 13, 2016 Reel 40718, frame 235 | Fleetmatics Patents Limited | Fleetmatics Development Limited | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 17, 2017 Reel 41535, frame 84 | Fleetmatics Development Limited | Fleetmatics Ireland Limited | Merger |
| Apr 11, 2018 Reel 45509, frame 801 | Fleetmatics Ireland Limited | Verizon Connect Ireland Limited | Change of Name |
| Apr 13, 2021 Reel 55911, frame 506 | Verizon Connect Ireland Limited | Verizon Connect Development Limited | Change of Name |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Dec 2026
Term ends Dec 13, 2026. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 218 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
25
later US patents cite this one
That is above the median of utility patents granted in 2008 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: the base term, any term adjustment or extension, any disclaimer cap, and the maintenance fee record, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.