Collateral for a security interest recorded May 13, 2024 (First Merchants Bank).
Term ends Nov 29, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Apr 11, 2026
Held by Lpi, Inc.
Filed Apr 11, 2006 as application 11/401,752 · Granted May 11, 2010
Base term plus 232 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2006
2026
Clock starts
Apr 11, 2006
Apr 11, 2006
Term ends
Nov 29, 2026
Nov 29, 2026
Granted
May 11, 2010
May 11, 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
232
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 232 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 Apr 11, 2006, when this application, 11/401,752, was filed | Apr 11, 2026 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +232 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Nov 29, 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 | Nov 29, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2019 Reel 48702, frame 502 | Reynolds, Charles W., II | Lpi, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 13, 2024 Reel 67393, frame 113 | Lpi Holdco Inc.; Lpi Inc.; Lpi Show Network LLC; Recdirect Inc. | First Merchants Bank | 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
Nov 2026
Term ends Nov 29, 2026. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 232 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
18
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.