Collateral for a security interest recorded Jun 6, 2024 (JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.).
Term ended Nov 2, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Dec 15, 2025
Held by Consumerdirect, Inc.
Filed Dec 15, 2005 as application 11/304,781 · Granted Jan 25, 2011
Base term plus 322 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
Term ended Nov 2, 2026
2005
2026
Clock starts
Dec 15, 2005
Dec 15, 2005
Term ended
Nov 2, 2026
Nov 2, 2026
Granted
Jan 25, 2011
Jan 25, 2011
base term
patent term adjustment
after the term ends
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
322
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 322 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
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 15, 2005, when this application, 11/304,781, was filed | Dec 15, 2025 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +322 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Nov 2, 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 | term ended | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Nov 2, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2012 Reel 28995, frame 571 | Coulter, David | Pathwaydata, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 5, 2017 Reel 42692, frame 100 | Pathwaydata, Inc. | Consumerdirect, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Jun 29, 2021 Reel 56706, frame 677 | Consumerdirect, Inc. F/K/A Pathwaydata, Inc. | Midcap Media Finance, LLC | Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2024 Reel 67631, frame 221 | Midcap Media Finance, LLC | Consumerdirect, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 6, 2024 Reel 67647, frame 719 | Consumerdirect, Inc. | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Security Interest |
| Feb 18, 2026 Reel 74911, frame 147 | Consumerdirect, Inc. | Streeterville Capital, LLC | 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
Note
The 322 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
220
later US patents cite this one
That is top 5% of utility patents granted in 2011 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.