Collateral for a security interest recorded Apr 16, 2009 (Mustang Mezzanine Fund LP).
Term ends Dec 1, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Jul 7, 2024
Held by Red Bend Ltd.
Filed Jul 7, 2004 as application 10/885,323 · Granted Mar 9, 2010
Base term plus 877 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2004
2026
Clock starts
Jul 7, 2004
Jul 7, 2004
Term ends
Dec 1, 2026
Dec 1, 2026
Granted
Mar 9, 2010
Mar 9, 2010
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
877
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 877 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.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Jul 7, 2004, when this application, 10/885,323, was filed | Jul 7, 2024 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +877 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Dec 1, 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 | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Dec 1, 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 7, 2004 Reel 15558, frame 955 | Meller, Evyatar; Peleg, Sharon | Red Bend Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 12, 2007 reel/frame not recorded | Red Bend Ltd. | Plenus Ii, Limited Partnership | Lien |
| Mar 12, 2007 reel/frame not recorded | Red Bend Ltd. | Plenus II (D.C.M.), Limited Partnership | Lien |
| Mar 12, 2007 Reel 18993, frame 161 | Red Bend Ltd. | Plenus Ii, Limited Partnership; Plenus II (D.C.M.), Limited Partnership | Lien |
| Apr 16, 2009 Reel 22551, frame 826 | Red Bend Ltd. | Mustang Mezzanine Fund LP | Security Agreement |
| Apr 16, 2009 Reel 22552, frame 37 | Plenus Ii, Limited Partnership; Plenus II (D.C.M.), Limited Partnership | Red Bend Ltd. | Release of Liens |
| Sep 20, 2010 Reel 25008, frame 297 | Red Bend Ltd. | Mustang Mezzanine Fund LP | Security Agreement |
| Aug 22, 2012 Reel 28831, frame 963 | Red Bend Ltd. | Mustang Mezzanine Fund LP | Security Agreement |
| Mar 4, 2015 Reel 35083, frame 471 | Mustang Mezzanine LP | Red Bend Ltd. | Release of Security Interest |
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
Dec 2026
Term ends Dec 1, 2026. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 877 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
13
later US patents cite this one
That is above 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
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.