Also listed on Cobham Defense Electronic Systems Corporation, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ended Oct 28, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Jul 21, 2024
Held by Caes Systems Holdings LLC
Filed Jul 21, 2004 as application 10/895,673 · Granted Dec 1, 2009
Base term plus 829 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
Term ended Oct 28, 2026
2004
2026
Clock starts
Jul 21, 2004
Jul 21, 2004
Term ended
Oct 28, 2026
Oct 28, 2026
Granted
Dec 1, 2009
Dec 1, 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
829
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 829 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 Jul 21, 2004, when this application, 10/895,673, was filed | Jul 21, 2024 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +829 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Oct 28, 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 28, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2004 Reel 15604, frame 407 | Puglia, Kenneth Vincent | M/A Com, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 18, 2009 Reel 22266, frame 400 | M/A Com, Inc.; Raychem International; Tyco Electronics Corporation; The Whitaker Corporation; Tyco Electronics Logistics AG | Cobham Defense Electronic Systems Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 1, 2021 Reel 55793, frame 619 | Cobham Defense Electronic Systems Corporation | Sensor and Antenna Systems, Lansdale, Inc. | Merger |
| Apr 5, 2021 Reel 55822, frame 83 | Sensor and Antenna Systems, Lansdale, Inc. | Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions Inc. | Change of Name |
| Jan 1, 2023 Reel 62254, frame 456 | Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions Inc. | Caes Systems Holdings LLC | Patent Assignment Agreement |
| Jan 3, 2023 Reel 62265, frame 632 | Caes Systems LLC | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Security Agent | First Lien US Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Jan 3, 2023 Reel 62265, frame 642 | Caes Systems LLC | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Security Agent | Second Lien US Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Jan 5, 2023 Reel 62300, frame 217 | Caes Systems Holdings LLC | Caes Systems LLC | Patent Assignment Agreement |
| Jan 9, 2023 Reel 62316, frame 848 | Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions Inc. | Caes Systems Holdings LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 30, 2024 Reel 68822, frame 139 | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Caes Systems LLC | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| Aug 30, 2024 Reel 68823, frame 106 | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Caes Systems LLC | Release of Second Lien Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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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 829 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
2
later US patents cite this one
That is below 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
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