Also listed on Invensys Systems, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ended Nov 3, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Sep 14, 2021
Held by Schneider Electric Software, LLC
Filed Sep 14, 2001 as application 09/954,509 · Granted Jan 12, 2010
Base term plus 1876 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
Term ended Nov 3, 2026
2001
2026
Clock starts
Sep 14, 2001
Sep 14, 2001
Term ended
Nov 3, 2026
Nov 3, 2026
Granted
Jan 12, 2010
Jan 12, 2010
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
1,876
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 1876 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 Sep 14, 2001, when this application, 09/954,509, was filed | Sep 14, 2021 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +1876 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Nov 3, 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 | Nov 3, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2002 Reel 12600, frame 466 | Omsheshe, Barry; West, Janie; Forney, Paul W. | Wonderware Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 28, 2006 Reel 17846, frame 653 | Wonderware Corporation | Invensys Systems, Inc. | Merger |
| Jul 13, 2006 Reel 17921, frame 766 | Invensys Systems, Inc. | Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch | Security Agreement |
| Aug 9, 2013 Reel 30982, frame 737 | Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch | Invensys Systems, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 9, 2017 Reel 41935, frame 683 | Invensys Systems, Inc. | Schneider Electric Software, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
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Note
The 1876 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
79
later US patents cite this one
That is top 10% of utility patents granted in 2010 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.