Also listed on Emcore Chicago Inertial Corporation, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Jun 5, 2025 (Crystal Financial LLC D/B/A SLR Credit Solutions).
Term ends Nov 21, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 21, 2026
Held by Emcore LLC
Filed Nov 21, 2006 as application 11/603,260 · Granted Jan 27, 2009
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2006
2026
Clock starts
Nov 21, 2006
Nov 21, 2006
Term ends
Nov 21, 2026
Nov 21, 2026
Granted
Jan 27, 2009
Jan 27, 2009
base term
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 are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: High. from the record
How we calculated this date
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Nov 21, 2006, when this application, 11/603,260, was filed | Nov 21, 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 | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Nov 21, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2007 Reel 19014, frame 367 | Monte, Thomas D. | KVH Industries, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 8, 2014 Reel 33280, frame 942 | KVH Industries, Inc. | Bank of America N.A. | Security Interest |
| Aug 26, 2022 Reel 60914, frame 127 | KVH Industries, Inc. | Delta Acquisition Sub, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 6, 2022 Reel 61332, frame 269 | Delta Acquisition Sub, Inc. | Emcore Chicago Inertial Corporation | Change of Name |
| Oct 28, 2022 Reel 61581, frame 401 | Emcore Chicago Inertial Corporation | Emcore Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 22, 2025 Reel 71352, frame 537 | Emcore Corporation | Emcore LLC | Entity Conversion |
| Jun 5, 2025 Reel 71520, frame 457 | Emcore LLC (F/K/A Emcore Corporation); Cartridge Actuated Devices, Inc. | Crystal Financial LLC D/B/A SLR Credit Solutions, as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Jul 7, 2025 Reel 71831, frame 126 | Bank Of America, N.a. | KVH Industries, Inc. | Partial Release of Patent Security Agreement |
Sources
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What's changing
Nov 2026
Term ends Nov 21, 2026. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
17
later US patents cite this one
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