Term ends Dec 19, 2027 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Dec 4, 2026
Held by Esco Group LLC
Filed Dec 4, 2006 as application 11/633,996 · Granted Jun 8, 2010
Base term plus 380 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2006
2027
Clock starts
Dec 4, 2006
Dec 4, 2006
Term ends
Dec 19, 2027
Dec 19, 2027
Granted
Jun 8, 2010
Jun 8, 2010
base term
patent term adjustment
fee events
Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
380
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.
3
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 runs 380 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 Dec 4, 2006, when this application, 11/633,996, was filed | Dec 4, 2026 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +380 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Dec 19, 2027 | 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 19, 2027 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,730,652 | this patent Dec 2027 | Dec 2027 |
| US 7,997,017 | In force Dec 2026 | Dec 2026 |
| US 8,312,650 | In force Dec 2026 | Dec 2026 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 2006 Reel 18682, frame 132 | McClanahan, Robert; Briscoe, Terry L. | Esco Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 29, 2010 Reel 25406, frame 714 | Esco Corporation | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Notice of Grant of Security Interest in Patents |
| Jul 16, 2018 Reel 46551, frame 375 | Bank Of America, N.a. | Esco Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 17, 2018 Reel 46848, frame 493 | Esco Corporation; Esco Group LLC | Esco Group LLC | Merger and Change of Name |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Dec 2027
Term ends Dec 19, 2027. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 380 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
30
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% 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.