Term ended Oct 26, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Mar 1, 2026
Held by Orbcomm LLC
Filed Mar 1, 2006 as application 11/367,024 · Granted Apr 14, 2009
Base term plus 239 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
Term ended Oct 26, 2026
2006
2026
Clock starts
Mar 1, 2006
Mar 1, 2006
Term ended
Oct 26, 2026
Oct 26, 2026
Granted
Apr 14, 2009
Apr 14, 2009
base term
patent term adjustment
after the term ends
fee events
Updated Nov 14, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 14, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
239
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 239 days past its 20-year base term on 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 Mar 1, 2006, when this application, 11/367,024, was filed | Mar 1, 2026 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +239 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Oct 26, 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2006 Reel 17854, frame 52 | Panja, Ravi; Chona, Ashish; Zhou, Ye; Chastaine, Leif | Insynch Software, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 1, 2015 Reel 35758, frame 942 | Insync Software, Inc. | Macquarie Caf LLC | Security Interest |
| May 3, 2017 Reel 42232, frame 283 | Macquarie Caf LLC | Insync Software, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 14, 2017 Reel 42809, frame 437 | Orbcomm Inc.; Orbcomm LLC; Startrak Information Technologies, LLC; Orbcomm Sens, LLC; Globaltrak, LLC; Insync, Inc. | U.S. Bank National Association, as Collateral Agent | Security Agreement |
| Dec 19, 2017 Reel 44908, frame 688 | Orbcomm Inc.; Orbcomm LLC; Startrak Information Technologies, LLC; Orbcomm Sens, LLC; Globaltrak, LLC; Insync Software, Inc.; Wam Solutions, LLC | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent for the Secured Parties | Security Interest |
| Sep 1, 2021 Reel 57392, frame 596 | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Orbcomm Inc.; Orbcomm LLC; Globaltrak, LLC; Insync Software, Inc.; Inthinc LLC; Startrak Logistics Management Solutions, LLC; Startrak Information Technologies, LLC; Wam Solutions LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 1, 2021 Reel 57394, frame 325 | Insync Software, Inc. | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Collateral Agent | First Lien Patent Security Agreement |
| Sep 1, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Orbcomm Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 1, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Orbcomm LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 1, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Globaltrak, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 1, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Insync Software, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 1, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Inthinc LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 1, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Startrak Logistics Management Solutions, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 1, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Startrak Information Technologies, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 1, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Wam Solutions LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 15, 2021 Reel 57652, frame 323 | U.S. Bank National Association, as Collateral Agent | Orbcomm Inc.; Orbcomm LLC; Startrak Information Technologies, LLC; Wam Solutions LLC; Insync Software, Inc.; Insync, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 15, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | U.S. Bank National Association, as Collateral Agent | Orbcomm Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 15, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | U.S. Bank National Association, as Collateral Agent | Orbcomm LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 15, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | U.S. Bank National Association, as Collateral Agent | Startrak Information Technologies, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 15, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | U.S. Bank National Association, as Collateral Agent | Wam Solutions LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 15, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | U.S. Bank National Association, as Collateral Agent | Insync Software, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 15, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | U.S. Bank National Association, as Collateral Agent | Insync, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 28, 2024 Reel 66947, frame 514 | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Existing Collateral Agent | Jefferies Finance LLC, as Successor Collateral Agent | Assignment and Assumption of First Lien Patent Security Agreement |
| Apr 27, 2026 Reel 74486, frame 826 | Jefferies Finance LLC (Successor to Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch) | Startrak Information Technologies, LLC; Orbcomm LLC; Orbcomm Inc.; Orbcomm Canada Inc. (as Successor by Amalgamation to Skywave Mobile Communications Inc.); Inthinc LLC; Wam Solutions, LLC; Insync Software, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 27, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Jefferies Finance LLC (Successor to Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch) | Startrak Information Technologies, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 27, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Jefferies Finance LLC (Successor to Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch) | Orbcomm LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 27, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Jefferies Finance LLC (Successor to Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch) | Orbcomm Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 27, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Jefferies Finance LLC (Successor to Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch) | Orbcomm Canada Inc. (as Successor by Amalgamation to Skywave Mobile Communications Inc.) | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 27, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Jefferies Finance LLC (Successor to Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch) | Inthinc LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 27, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Jefferies Finance LLC (Successor to Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch) | Wam Solutions, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 27, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Jefferies Finance LLC (Successor to Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch) | Insync Software, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 17, 2026 Reel 76059, frame 352 | Insync Software, Inc. | Orbcomm LLC | Merger |
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
Note
The 239 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
91
later US patents cite this one
That is top 10% 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.