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US 7,766,766 Term ended
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Collateral for a security interest recorded Jan 5, 2026 (Ares Capital Corporation).

Term ended Jan 14, 2026 · High confidence

Filed Oct 11, 2005 as application 11/248,766 · Granted Aug 3, 2010
Base term plus 841 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
Term ended Jan 14, 2026
2003 2026
Clock starts
Sep 26, 2003
Term ended
Jan 14, 2026
Granted
Aug 3, 2010
base term patent term adjustment after the term ends 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
841
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.
4
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This patent's term runs 841 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees were paid, so no fee lapse ended it. Confidence: High. from the record

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StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Sep 26, 2003, when application 10/672,365, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Oct 11, 2005)Sep 26, 2023High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+841 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordJan 14, 2026High confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events3 of 3 maintenance fees paidterm endedHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderJan 14, 2026High confidence

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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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Oct 11, 2005
Reel 17096, frame 13
Savarese, Chris; Marshall, Noel H.c.; Cadorniga, Lauro C.; McGill, Susan; Ng, Harold W.Rader Golf, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jan 16, 2009
Reel 22191, frame 12
Radar CorporationThe Nicholas Zwick Pourover TrustSecurity Agreement
Jun 21, 2010
Reel 24569, frame 659
Radar Golf, Inc.Radar CorporationChange of Name
Jul 11, 2011
Reel 26588, frame 25
Radar CorporationThe Nicholas Zwick Pourover TrustPartial Release of Patent Collateral
Oct 14, 2014
Reel 33948, frame 676
Radar CorporationRF CorporationAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Jul 24, 2015
Reel 36182, frame 118
RF CorporationTopgolf International, Inc.Confirmatory Assignment
Jan 26, 2016
Reel 37606, frame 709
The Nicholas Zwick Pourover TrustRadar CorporationRelease of Intellectual Property Security Agreement Interest
Jan 27, 2016
Reel 37596, frame 632
Topgolf International, Inc.Royal Bank of Canada, as Administrative AgentSecurity Interest
Aug 26, 2016
Reel 39558, frame 119
Topgolf International, Inc.; World Golf Tour, Inc.JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative AgentSecurity Interest
Aug 29, 2016
Reel 39568, frame 678
Royal Bank of Canada, as Administrative AgentTopgolf International, Inc.Release of Security Interest
May 30, 2020
Reel 52795, frame 219
Topgolf International, Inc.; World Golf Tour, LLCWilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as Purchaser Representative and Collateral AgentSecurity Interest
Sep 24, 2020
Reel 53881, frame 417
Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSBTopgolf International, Inc.; World Golf Tour, LLCTermination and Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property
Sep 24, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSBTopgolf International, Inc.Termination and Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property
Sep 24, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSBWorld Golf Tour, LLCTermination and Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property
Mar 16, 2023
Reel 63004, frame 556
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative AgentTopgolf International, Inc.; World Golf Tour, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Mar 16, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative AgentTopgolf International, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Mar 16, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative AgentWorld Golf Tour, Inc.Release of Security Interest
May 16, 2023
Reel 63665, frame 176
Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp. (Formerly Callaway Golf Company); Ogio International, Inc.; Topgolf International, Inc.; Travismathew, LLC; World Golf Tour, LLCBank of America, N.A, as Collateral AgentSecurity Agreement
May 17, 2023
Reel 63692, frame 9
Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.; Ogio International, Inc.; Topgolf International, Inc.; Travismathew, LLC; World Golf Tour, LLCBank Of America, N.a.Security Interest
Jan 2, 2026
Reel 74166, frame 66
Bank Of America, N.a.Topgolf International, Inc.Partial Release (REEL 063665 / Frame 0176)
Jan 5, 2026
Reel 74197, frame 234
Topgolf International, LLC (FKA Topgolf International, Inc.)Ares Capital Corporation, As Collateral AgentPatent Security Agreement
Jan 6, 2026
Reel 73380, frame 323
Bank Of America, N.a.Topgolf International, Inc.Release of Security Interest

Sources

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