Term ends no later than Dec 18, 2029 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ended Nov 4, 2023
In force on USPTO's status record and by its fee record. A terminal disclaimer on file may shorten this term, possibly to a date already past; its reference document is unresolved, so the date above is an upper bound and no earlier date is guessed.
Held by Thales DIS CPL USA, Inc.
Filed Nov 4, 2003 as application 10/701,029 · Granted Feb 22, 2011
Base term plus 2236 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2003
2029
Clock starts
Nov 4, 2003
Nov 4, 2003
Ends no later than
Dec 18, 2029
Dec 18, 2029
Granted
Feb 22, 2011
Feb 22, 2011
base term
patent term adjustment
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
2,236
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
Unresolved
Terminal disclaimer
On file, reference document not resolved, so the date above is an upper bound. We do not guess the cap.
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 2236 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer is on file with no resolved reference, so no cap is applied and none is guessed. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: Medium. 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 Nov 4, 2003, when this application, 10/701,029, was filed | Nov 4, 2023 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +2236 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Dec 18, 2029 | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | Disclaimer on file (approved), reference document not resolved | no cap applied, and none guessed | Medium 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 | no later than Dec 18, 2029 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 7,895,443 | this patent no later than Dec 2029 | no later than Dec 2029 |
| US 8,065,718 | Term ended no later than Aug 2024 | no later than Aug 2024 |
| US 8,392,978 | Term ended no later than Mar 2025 | no later than Mar 2025 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2003 Reel 14681, frame 409 | Grove, Brian; Tibbetts, Reed H.; Khalaf, James; Elteto, Laszlo | Rainbow Technologies, Inc.; Rainbow Technologies B.V. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 4, 2003 reel/frame not recorded | Tibbetts, Reed H.; Elteto, Laszlo; Grove, Brian; Khalaf, James | Rainbow Technologies, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 4, 2003 reel/frame not recorded | Tibbetts, Reed H.; Elteto, Laszlo; Grove, Brian; Khalaf, James | Rainbow Technologies B.V. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 6, 2007 Reel 19131, frame 298 | Rainbow Technologies, Inc. | Safenet, Inc. | Merger |
| Apr 16, 2007 Reel 19161, frame 506 | Safenet, Inc. | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Collateral Agent | First Lien Patent Security Agreement |
| Apr 19, 2007 Reel 19181, frame 12 | Safenet, Inc. | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Collateral Agent | Second Lien Patent Security Agreement |
| Mar 12, 2014 Reel 32436, frame 871 | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Collateral Agent | Safenet, Inc. | First Lien Patent Security Agreement Release |
| Mar 12, 2014 Reel 32469, frame 359 | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Collateral Agent | Safenet, Inc. | Second Lien Patent Security Agreement Release |
| Mar 13, 2014 Reel 32441, frame 15 | Safenet, Inc. | Bank of America, N.A., as Collateral Agent | First Lien Patent Security Agreement |
| Mar 14, 2014 Reel 32448, frame 677 | Safenet, Inc. | Bank of America, N.A. as Collateral Agent | Second Lien Patent Security Agreement |
| Jan 30, 2015 Reel 34862, frame 366 | Bank Of America, N.a. | Safenet, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents (First Lien) |
| Jan 30, 2015 Reel 34862, frame 394 | Bank Of America, N.a. | Safenet, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Second Lien) |
| Aug 24, 2023 Reel 64688, frame 296 | Safenet, Inc.; Thales Esecurity, Inc.; Thales DIS CPL USA, Inc. | Thales DIS CPL USA, Inc. | Merger and Change of Name |
Sources
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What's changing
Dec 2029
Term ends no later than Dec 18, 2029. No further fees fall due before then
Note
A terminal disclaimer is on file and its reference is not resolved. No cap is applied and none is guessed
Note
The 2236 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Open question
A terminal disclaimer is on file (approved) and its reference document is not resolved. A disclaimer would cap the term earlier than Dec 18, 2029. We will not guess the cap.
Citations
35
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% 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
This computed term ends no later than the date shown; an unresolved terminal disclaimer may end it earlier. 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.