Also listed on Viasystems, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Feb 14, 2027 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Feb 14, 2027
Why Medium: A parent in the chain could not be resolved.
Filed Mar 17, 2009 as application 12/381,925 · Granted Dec 28, 2010
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2007
2027
Clock starts
Feb 14, 2007
Feb 14, 2007
Term ends
Feb 14, 2027
Feb 14, 2027
Granted
Dec 28, 2010
Dec 28, 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.
2
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: Medium. from the record
How we calculated this date
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Feb 14, 2007, when application 11/706,473, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Mar 17, 2009); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row) | Feb 14, 2027 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | A parent in the chain could not be resolved | dated from this application's own claim | Medium 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 | Feb 14, 2027 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 7,856,706 | this patent Feb 2027 | Feb 2027 |
1 of 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2009 Reel 23334, frame 574 | Kumar, Raj; Dreyer, Monte; Taylor, Michael J. | Dynamic Details, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 30, 2010 Reel 25321, frame 451 | Ddi Global Corp. | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security Agreement |
| Jun 22, 2012 Reel 28425, frame 777 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., | Ddi Global Corp. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 19, 2012 Reel 28603, frame 854 | Dynamic Details, Incorporated | Ddi Global Corp. | Change of Name |
| Dec 31, 2013 Reel 31863, frame 129 | Ddi Global Corp. | Viasystems North America Operations, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Jan 10, 2014 Reel 31937, frame 500 | Viasystems North America Operations, Inc. | Viasystems Technologies Corp., L.L.C. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 8, 2015 Reel 35851, frame 928 | TTM Technologies, Inc.; Viasystems, Inc.; Viasystems Technologies Corp., L.L.C. | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Patent Security Agreement-Term |
| Jun 8, 2015 Reel 35858, frame 890 | TTM Technologies, Inc.; Viasystems, Inc.; Viasystems Technologies Corp., L.L.C. | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Patent Security Agreement-Abl |
| Sep 9, 2019 Reel 50314, frame 305 | Viasystems Technologies Corp., L.L.C. | TTM Technologies North America, LLC | Change of Name |
| May 30, 2023 Reel 63804, frame 702 | Telephonics Corporation; TTM Technologies, Inc.; TTM Technologies North America, LLC | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Patent Security Agreement (ABL) |
| May 30, 2023 Reel 63804, frame 745 | Telephonics Corporation; TTM Technologies, Inc.; TTM Technologies North America, LLC | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Patent Security Agreement (TERM Loan) |
| Jun 2, 2026 Reel 75843, frame 247 | TTM Technologies, Inc.; TTM Technologies North America, LLC; Telephonics Corporation | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Jun 2, 2026 Reel 75679, frame 852 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Telephonics Corporation; TTM Technologies, Inc.; TTM Technologies North America, LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (063804/0702) |
| Jun 2, 2026 Reel 75681, frame 922 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | TTM Technologies, Inc. (Formerly Known as Viasystems Group, Inc. and Viasystems, Inc.); TTM Technologies North America, LLC (Formerly Known as Viasystems Technologies Corp., L.L.C.) | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (035858/0890) |
| Jun 2, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Telephonics Corporation | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (063804/0702) |
| Jun 2, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | TTM Technologies, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (063804/0702) |
| Jun 2, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | TTM Technologies North America, LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (063804/0702) |
| Jun 2, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | TTM Technologies, Inc. (Formerly Known as Viasystems Group, Inc. and Viasystems, Inc.) | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (035858/0890) |
| Jun 2, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | TTM Technologies North America, LLC (Formerly Known as Viasystems Technologies Corp., L.L.C.) | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (035858/0890) |
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