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US 7,530,441 In force
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Also listed on Intelligrated, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.

Term ends Dec 13, 2026 · High confidence

Filed Jun 6, 2006 as application 11/448,606 · Granted May 12, 2009
Base term plus 190 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
2006 2026
Clock starts
Jun 6, 2006
Term ends
Dec 13, 2026
Granted
May 12, 2009
base term patent term adjustment 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
190
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 190 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.
StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Jun 6, 2006, when this application, 11/448,606, was filedJun 6, 2026High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+190 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordDec 13, 2026High confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events3 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderDec 13, 2026High confidence

Assignments

The 40 most recent of 41 recorded documents are shown; the 1 earliest are not. 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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Oct 3, 2007
Reel 19910, frame 526
Intelligrated Systems, LLCU.S. Bank National AssociationSecurity Agreement
Jun 19, 2009
Reel 22846, frame 704
Intelligrated, Inc.; Fki Logistex, Inc.Wells Fargo Foothill, LLC, as AgentSecurity Agreement
Jun 19, 2009
Reel 22846, frame 690
U.S. Bank National AssociationIntelligrated Products, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Jun 21, 2010
Reel 24563, frame 428
Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC Formerly Know as Wells Fargo Foothill, LLCIntelligrated, Inc.; Fki Logistex, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jun 21, 2010
Reel 24563, frame 436
Intelligrated, Inc.; Intelligrated Systems, LLC; Intelligrated Products, LLC.; Intelligrated Systems, Inc.; Industry General Corporation; Intelligrated Holdings, Inc.Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative AgentSecurity Agreement
Jun 21, 2010
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC Formerly Know as Wells Fargo Foothill, LLCIntelligrated, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jun 21, 2010
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC Formerly Know as Wells Fargo Foothill, LLCFki Logistex, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jun 23, 2010
Reel 24576, frame 399
Intelligrated, Inc.; Intelligrated Systems, Inc.Nexbank, SSB, as Collateral AgentSecurity Agreement
Sep 27, 2010
Reel 25039, frame 626
Intelligrated, Inc.Intelligrated Headquarters, LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Sep 28, 2010
Reel 25051, frame 327
Intelligrated Headquarters, LLCBank of America, N.A., as Administrative AgentSecurity Agreement
Sep 29, 2010
Reel 25051, frame 733
Intelligrated Headquarters, LLCNexbank, SSB, as Collateral AgentSecurity Agreement
Feb 10, 2011
Reel 25787, frame 734
U.S. Bank National AssociationIntelligrated Products, LLC; Intelligrated Systems, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Feb 10, 2011
reel/frame not recorded
U.S. Bank National AssociationIntelligrated Products, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Feb 10, 2011
reel/frame not recorded
U.S. Bank National AssociationIntelligrated Systems, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Feb 20, 2011
Reel 25827, frame 635
Nexbank, SSB, as Collateral AgentIntelligrated, Inc.; Intelligrated Systems, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Feb 20, 2011
reel/frame not recorded
Nexbank, SSB, as Collateral AgentIntelligrated, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Feb 20, 2011
reel/frame not recorded
Nexbank, SSB, as Collateral AgentIntelligrated Systems, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Feb 23, 2011
Reel 25839, frame 758
Nexbank, SSB, as Collateral AgentIntelligrated Headquarters, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Feb 25, 2011
Reel 25849, frame 513
Intelligrated Headquarters, LLCBank of America, N.A., as Administrative AgentNotice of Grant of Security Interest in Patents
Jul 31, 2012
Reel 28691, frame 1
Bank Of America, N.a.Intelligrated, Inc.; Intelligrated Systems, LLC.; Intelligrated Products, LLC; Intelligrated Systems, Inc.; Industry General Corporation; Intelligrated Holdings, Inc.Release of Security Interest in Patents at 024563/0436
Jul 31, 2012
reel/frame not recorded
Bank Of America, N.a.Intelligrated, Inc.Release of Security Interest in Patents at 024563/0436
Jul 31, 2012
reel/frame not recorded
Bank Of America, N.a.Intelligrated Systems, LLC.Release of Security Interest in Patents at 024563/0436
Jul 31, 2012
reel/frame not recorded
Bank Of America, N.a.Intelligrated Products, LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents at 024563/0436
Jul 31, 2012
reel/frame not recorded
Bank Of America, N.a.Intelligrated Systems, Inc.Release of Security Interest in Patents at 024563/0436
Jul 31, 2012
reel/frame not recorded
Bank Of America, N.a.Industry General CorporationRelease of Security Interest in Patents at 024563/0436
Jul 31, 2012
reel/frame not recorded
Bank Of America, N.a.Intelligrated Holdings, Inc.Release of Security Interest in Patents at 024563/0436
Aug 1, 2012
Reel 28699, frame 1
Bank Of America, N.a.Intelligrated, Inc.; Intelligrated Systems, LLC.; Intelligrated Products, LLC; Intelligrated Systems, Inc.; Industry General Corporation; Intelligrated Holdings, Inc.; Intelligrated Headquarters, LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents at 025849/0513
Aug 1, 2012
Reel 28701, frame 599
Bank Of America, N.a.Intelligrated Headquarters, LLC.Release of Security Interest in Patents at 025051/0327
Aug 1, 2012
reel/frame not recorded
Bank Of America, N.a.Intelligrated, Inc.Release of Security Interest in Patents at 025849/0513
Aug 1, 2012
reel/frame not recorded
Bank Of America, N.a.Intelligrated Systems, LLC.Release of Security Interest in Patents at 025849/0513
Aug 1, 2012
reel/frame not recorded
Bank Of America, N.a.Intelligrated Products, LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents at 025849/0513
Aug 1, 2012
reel/frame not recorded
Bank Of America, N.a.Intelligrated Systems, Inc.Release of Security Interest in Patents at 025849/0513
Aug 1, 2012
reel/frame not recorded
Bank Of America, N.a.Industry General CorporationRelease of Security Interest in Patents at 025849/0513
Aug 1, 2012
reel/frame not recorded
Bank Of America, N.a.Intelligrated Holdings, Inc.Release of Security Interest in Patents at 025849/0513
Aug 1, 2012
reel/frame not recorded
Bank Of America, N.a.Intelligrated Headquarters, LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents at 025849/0513
Aug 24, 2012
Reel 28840, frame 590
Intelligrated Headquarters, LLCRoyal Bank of Canada, as First Lien Collateral AgentSecurity Agreement
Aug 24, 2012
Reel 28840, frame 971
Intelligrated Headquarters, LLCRoyal Bank of Canada, as Second Lien Collateral AgentSecurity Agreement
Jul 31, 2014
Reel 33453, frame 41
Royal Bank of Canada, as AgentIntelligrated Headquarters, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Aug 29, 2016
Reel 39861, frame 250
Royal Bank of Canada, as First Lien Collateral AgentIntelligrated Headquarters, LLCRelease of Security Agreement at Reel 028840/FRAME 0590
Jun 2, 2026
Reel 74820, frame 804
Horizon Technology Finance CorporationViken Detection CorporationSecurity Interest

Sources

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