Also listed on Daktronics Hoist, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Dec 30, 2015 (JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.).
Term ends Jun 24, 2027 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Apr 24, 2026
Filed Apr 24, 2006 as application 11/410,128 · Granted Feb 3, 2009
Base term plus 426 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2006
2027
Clock starts
Apr 24, 2006
Apr 24, 2006
Term ends
Jun 24, 2027
Jun 24, 2027
Granted
Feb 3, 2009
Feb 3, 2009
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
426
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 426 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 Apr 24, 2006, when this application, 11/410,128, was filed | Apr 24, 2026 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +426 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jun 24, 2027 | 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 | Jun 24, 2027 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 2006 Reel 18590, frame 995 | Hoffend & Sons, Inc. | Daktronics Hoist, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 31, 2014 Reel 33453, frame 503 | Daktronics Hoist, Inc. | Daktronics, Inc. | Dissolution of Wholly - Owned Subsidiary |
| Oct 28, 2014 Reel 34054, frame 350 | Daktronics, Inc. | Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 30, 2015 Reel 37405, frame 710 | Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc. | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Security Interest |
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.
What's changing
Jun 2027
Term ends Jun 24, 2027. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 426 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
12
later US patents cite this one
That is above the median of utility patents granted in 2009 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.