Collateral for a security interest recorded Aug 13, 2026 (National Bank of Canada).
Term ends Apr 6, 2029 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jun 16, 2028
Held by Miovision Technologies US, LLC
Filed Mar 19, 2009 as application 12/407,349 · Granted Jul 19, 2011
Base term plus 294 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2008
2029
Clock starts
Jun 16, 2008
Jun 16, 2008
Term ends
Apr 6, 2029
Apr 6, 2029
Granted
Jul 19, 2011
Jul 19, 2011
base term
patent term adjustment
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
294
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.
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 294 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. 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 Jun 16, 2008, when application 12/139,959, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Mar 19, 2009) | Jun 16, 2028 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +294 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Apr 6, 2029 | 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 | Apr 6, 2029 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,808,401 | In force Mar 2029 | Mar 2029 |
| US 7,982,631 | this patent Apr 2029 | Apr 2029 |
| US 8,072,346 | In force no later than Feb 2029 | no later than Feb 2029 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2009 Reel 22556, frame 658 | Schwartz, Mark; Hall, Timothy | Global Traffic Technologies, LLC. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 28, 2013 Reel 30713, frame 134 | Freeport Financial LLC | Garrison Loan Agency Services LLC | Assignment of Patent Security Agreement |
| Aug 9, 2016 Reel 39386, frame 217 | Garrison Loan Agency Services LLC | Global Traffic Technologies, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 7, 2023 Reel 64183, frame 966 | Global Traffic Technologies, LLC | Comerica Bank | Security Interest |
| Mar 21, 2024 Reel 66861, frame 273 | Global Traffic Technologies, LLC | Export Development Canada | Security Interest |
| Mar 7, 2025 Reel 70446, frame 609 | Global Traffic Technologies, LLC | Miovision Technologies US, LLC | Change of Name |
| Apr 30, 2025 Reel 71129, frame 664 | Global Traffic Technologies, LLC | Miovision Technologies US, LLC | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Street Address and Zip Code Previously Recorded on Reel 70446 Frame 609. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Change of Name. |
| Aug 6, 2026 Reel 75549, frame 978 | Fifth Third Bank, National Assocation | Miovision Technologies US, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 6, 2026 Reel 75551, frame 77 | Export Development Canada | Miovision Technologies US, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 13, 2026 Reel 76382, frame 479 | Miovision Technologies US, LLC | National Bank of Canada | 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.
Free plan: 3 watched companies. Pro: unlimited.
Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.
What's changing
Apr 2029
Term ends Apr 6, 2029. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 294 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
21
later US patents cite this one
That is above the median 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.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.