Also listed on Geomagic, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Apr 2, 2028 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Jun 28, 2025
Held by 3D Systems, Inc.
Filed Jun 28, 2005 as application 11/169,175 · Granted Aug 2, 2011
Base term plus 1009 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2005
2028
Clock starts
Jun 28, 2005
Jun 28, 2005
Term ends
Apr 2, 2028
Apr 2, 2028
Granted
Aug 2, 2011
Aug 2, 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
1,009
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 1009 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 28, 2005, when this application, 11/169,175, was filed | Jun 28, 2025 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +1009 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Apr 2, 2028 | 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 2, 2028 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 2012 Reel 27758, frame 858 | Itkowitz, Brandon D.; Shih, Loren C.; Handley, Joshua E.; Goodwin, William Alexander | Sensable Technologies, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 25, 2012 Reel 29020, frame 279 | Sensable Technologies, Inc. | Geomagic, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 12, 2013 Reel 29971, frame 482 | Geomagic, Inc. | 3D Systems, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 27, 2019 Reel 48456, frame 17 | 3D Systems, Inc. | HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Aug 26, 2021 Reel 57651, frame 374 | HSBC Bank USA, National Association | 3D Systems, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Apr 2028
Term ends Apr 2, 2028. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 1009 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
123
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.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.