Also listed on BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ended Nov 12, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Sep 24, 2024
Held by Caes Systems Holdings LLC
Filed Sep 24, 2004 as application 10/949,046 · Granted Feb 23, 2010
Base term plus 779 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
Term ended Nov 12, 2026
2004
2026
Clock starts
Sep 24, 2004
Sep 24, 2004
Term ended
Nov 12, 2026
Nov 12, 2026
Granted
Feb 23, 2010
Feb 23, 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
779
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 779 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 24, 2004, when this application, 10/949,046, was filed | Sep 24, 2024 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +779 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Nov 12, 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 12, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 2004 Reel 15241, frame 642 | Greeley, John S | BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 10, 2008 Reel 20783, frame 92 | BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. | Sensor and Antenna Systems, Lansdale, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 13, 2015 Reel 34764, frame 784 | Sensor and Antenna Systems, Lansdale, Inc. | Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions Inc. | Change of Name |
| Jun 15, 2020 Reel 52945, frame 547 | Cobham Mission Systems Davenport Aar Inc.; Cobham Mission Systems Davenport LSS Inc.; Cobham Mission Systems Orchard Park Inc.; Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions Inc.; Chelton Avionics, Inc. | Wilmington Trust, National Association | First Lien US Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Jun 15, 2020 Reel 52945, frame 653 | Cobham Mission Systems Davenport Aar Inc.; Cobham Mission Systems Davenport LSS Inc.; Cobham Mission Systems Orchard Park Inc.; Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions Inc.; Chelton Avionics, Inc. | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Second Lien US Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Jan 1, 2023 Reel 62254, frame 456 | Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions Inc. | Caes Systems Holdings LLC | Patent Assignment Agreement |
| Jan 1, 2023 Reel 62254, frame 424 | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Security Agent | Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions Inc. | Partial Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property - First Lien |
| Jan 1, 2023 Reel 62254, frame 440 | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Security Agent | Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions Inc. | Partial Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property - Second Lien |
| 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
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 779 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
3
later US patents cite this one
That is below the median 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
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