Term ends Jan 4, 2028 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jan 4, 2028
Held by American Radionic Company, Inc.
Filed Jan 4, 2008 as application 11/969,832 · Granted Aug 3, 2010
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2008
2028
Clock starts
Jan 4, 2008
Jan 4, 2008
Term ends
Jan 4, 2028
Jan 4, 2028
Granted
Aug 3, 2010
Aug 3, 2010
base term
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
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.
6
Family applications on record here
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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 Jan 4, 2008, when this application, 11/969,832, was filed | Jan 4, 2028 | 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 | Jan 4, 2028 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,765,712 | this patent Jan 2028 | Jan 2028 |
| US 8,037,616 | Lapsed on the fee record Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 |
| US 8,296,965 | Lapsed on the fee record Oct 2024 | Oct 2024 |
| US 9,316,474 | Lapsed on the fee record Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| US 10,054,417 | Lapsed on the fee record Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 |
| US 11,215,438 | Lapsed on the fee record Jan 2026 | Jan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2008 Reel 20731, frame 331 | Stockman, Robert | American Radionic Company, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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What's changing
Jan 2028
Term ends Jan 4, 2028. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
34
later US patents cite this one
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