Also listed on Radiant Analytic Solutions Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends no later than Mar 3, 2027 · Low confidence
20-year base term ended Apr 4, 2025
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 Maxar Mission Solutions Inc.
Filed Oct 29, 2007 as application 11/978,449 · Granted Mar 29, 2011
Base term plus 698 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2005
2027
Clock starts
Apr 4, 2005
Apr 4, 2005
Ends no later than
Mar 3, 2027
Mar 3, 2027
Granted
Mar 29, 2011
Mar 29, 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
698
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.
9
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 698 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: Low. 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 Apr 4, 2005, when application 11/098,510, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Oct 29, 2007); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row) | Apr 4, 2025 | 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 | +698 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Mar 3, 2027 | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | Disclaimer on file (filed), 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 Mar 3, 2027 | Low confidence |
This family
| US 7,346,597 | Term ended Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 |
| US 7,531,774 | Lapsed on the fee record May 2021 | May 2021 |
| US 7,663,529 | In force Jan 2028 | Jan 2028 |
| US 7,571,146 | Term ended Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| US 7,917,458 | this patent no later than Mar 2027 | no later than Mar 2027 |
| US 7,801,842 | In force Nov 2027 | Nov 2027 |
| US 7,843,377 | In force Aug 2027 | Aug 2027 |
| US 8,009,079 | In force Aug 2027 | Aug 2027 |
8 of 9 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 29, 2007 Reel 20099, frame 426 | Dalton, Jason R. | Spadac Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 21, 2011 Reel 25677, frame 510 | Spadac Inc. | Geoeye Analytics Inc. | Merger |
| Feb 1, 2013 Reel 29734, frame 427 | Digitalglobe, Inc.; Geoeye Analytics Inc.; Geoeye, LLC; Geoeye Solutions Inc. | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Patent Security Agreement |
| Jun 18, 2014 Reel 33130, frame 17 | Geoeye Analytics Inc. | Digitalglobe Intelligence Solutions, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Dec 22, 2016 Reel 41176, frame 66 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Digitalglobe Inc.; Geoeye Analytics Inc.; Geoeye, LLC; Geoeye Solutions Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (029734/0427) |
| Dec 22, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Digitalglobe Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (029734/0427) |
| Dec 22, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Geoeye Analytics Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (029734/0427) |
| Dec 22, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Geoeye, LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (029734/0427) |
| Dec 22, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Geoeye Solutions Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (029734/0427) |
| Jan 23, 2017 Reel 41045, frame 53 | Digitalglobe Intelligence Solutions, Inc. | Barclays Bank PLC, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Oct 5, 2017 Reel 44208, frame 911 | Barclays Bank PLC | Digitalglobe Intelligence Solutions, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Filed at R/F 041045/0053 |
| Sep 12, 2019 Reel 50351, frame 813 | Digitalglobe Intelligence Solutions, Inc. | Radiant Analytic Solutions Inc. | Change of Name |
| Feb 26, 2023 Reel 62804, frame 887 | Radiant Analytic Solutions Inc.; Radiant Geospatial Solutions LLC; The Human Geo Group LLC | Radiant Mission Solutions Inc. | Change of Name |
| Feb 26, 2023 Reel 62804, frame 906 | Radiant Mission Solutions, Inc. | Maxar Mission Solutions Inc. | Change of Name |
| May 5, 2023 Reel 63660, frame 138 | Maxar Intelligence Inc. (F/K/A Digitalglobe, Inc.); Aurora Insight Inc.; Maxar Mission Solutions Inc. ((F/K/A Radiant Mission Solutions Inc. (F/K/A the Radiant Group, Inc.)); Maxar Space LLC (F/K/A Space Systems/Loral, LLC); Spatial Energy, LLC; Maxar Space Robotics LLC ((F/K/A SSL Robotics LLC) (F/K/A Mda US Systems LLC)); Maxar Technologies Holdings Inc. | Sixth Street Lending Partners, as Administrative Agent | Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Jan 7, 2026 Reel 74269, frame 821 | Maxar Misson Solutions Inc. | Vantor Services Inc. | Articles of Amendment |
| Mar 3, 2026 Reel 75021, frame 624 | Sixth Street Lending Partners, Acting in Its Capacity as Agent | Aurora Insight Inc.; Vantor Inc. (F/K/A Maxar Intelligence Inc.); Vantor Services Inc. (F/K/A Maxar Mission Solutions Inc.); Lanteris Space LLC (F/K/A Maxar Space LLC); Spatial Energy, LLC; Lanteris Space Robotics LLC (F/K/A Maxar Space Robotics LLC); Vantor Holdings Inc. (F/K/A Maxar Technologies Holdings Inc.) | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 3, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Sixth Street Lending Partners, Acting in Its Capacity as Agent | Aurora Insight Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 3, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Sixth Street Lending Partners, Acting in Its Capacity as Agent | Vantor Inc. (F/K/A Maxar Intelligence Inc.) | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 3, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Sixth Street Lending Partners, Acting in Its Capacity as Agent | Vantor Services Inc. (F/K/A Maxar Mission Solutions Inc.) | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 3, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Sixth Street Lending Partners, Acting in Its Capacity as Agent | Lanteris Space LLC (F/K/A Maxar Space LLC) | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 3, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Sixth Street Lending Partners, Acting in Its Capacity as Agent | Spatial Energy, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 3, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Sixth Street Lending Partners, Acting in Its Capacity as Agent | Lanteris Space Robotics LLC (F/K/A Maxar Space Robotics LLC) | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 3, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Sixth Street Lending Partners, Acting in Its Capacity as Agent | Vantor Holdings Inc. (F/K/A Maxar Technologies Holdings Inc.) | Release of Security Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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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
Mar 2027
Term ends no later than Mar 3, 2027. 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 698 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 (filed) and its reference document is not resolved. A disclaimer would cap the term earlier than Mar 3, 2027. We will not guess the cap.
Citations
24
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.