Also listed on Boart Longyear Company, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Nov 30, 2027 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 30, 2027
Filed Nov 30, 2007 as application 11/948,185 · Granted Apr 13, 2010
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2007
2027
Clock starts
Nov 30, 2007
Nov 30, 2007
Term ends
Nov 30, 2027
Nov 30, 2027
Granted
Apr 13, 2010
Apr 13, 2010
base term
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
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
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.
12
Family applications on record here
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Nov 30, 2007, when this application, 11/948,185, was filed | Nov 30, 2027 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | None on file | no change | 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 | Nov 30, 2027 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,695,542 | this patent Nov 2027 | Nov 2027 |
| Application PCT/US2007/086156 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 8,191,445 | Lapsed on the fee record Jun 2024 | Jun 2024 |
| US 7,975,785 | Lapsed on the fee record Jul 2015 | Jul 2015 |
| US 8,146,686 | Lapsed on the fee record Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| US 9,267,332 | Lapsed on the fee record Feb 2024 | Feb 2024 |
| US 8,783,384 | Lapsed on the fee record Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 |
| Application PCT/US2012/044003 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
8 of 12 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
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 12, 2008 Reel 21228, frame 260 | Drivdahl, Kristian S.; Rupp, Michael D. | Longyear TM, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 11, 2013 Reel 30775, frame 609 | Longyear TM, Inc. | Bank of America, N.A., as Agent | Notice of Grant of Security Interest in Patents |
| Sep 27, 2013 Reel 31306, frame 193 | Longyear TM, Inc. | U.S. Bank National Association, as Collateral Agent | Security Agreement |
| Oct 29, 2014 Reel 34084, frame 436 | Bank Of America, N.a. | Longyear TM, Inc. | Release of Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 030775/0609 |
| Oct 29, 2014 Reel 34085, frame 704 | Longyear TM, Inc. | Wilmington Trust, N.a. | Security Interest (TERM Loan A) |
| Oct 29, 2014 Reel 34085, frame 775 | Longyear TM, Inc. | Wilmington Trust, N.a. | Security Interest (TERM Loan B) |
| Sep 8, 2017 Reel 43790, frame 390 | Longyear TM, Inc. | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Security Interest |
| Dec 31, 2018 Reel 47995, frame 550 | Longyear TM, Inc. | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Security Interest |
| Sep 8, 2021 Reel 57632, frame 481 | Longyear TM, Inc. | HPS Investment Partners, LLC | Security Interest |
| Sep 30, 2021 Reel 57687, frame 1 | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Longyear TM, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 30, 2021 Reel 57878, frame 718 | U.S. Bank National Association, as Collateral Agent | Longyear TM, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 29, 2023 Reel 65708, frame 633 | Longyear TM, Inc. | Boart Longyear Company | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 11, 2024 Reel 67097, frame 641 | HPS Investment Partners, LLC | Longyear TM, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at R/F 057632/0481 |
| Apr 13, 2024 Reel 67342, frame 954 | Boart Longyear Company | Ally Bank, As Collateral Agent | Security Agreement |
| Mar 11, 2025 Reel 70480, frame 1 | Boart Longyear Company | Boart Longyear Manufacturing and Distribution Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Nov 2027
Term ends Nov 30, 2027. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
117
later US patents cite this one
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