Term ends Mar 5, 2028 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 11, 2030
No current holder resolved from the recorded chain.
Filed Mar 11, 2010 as application 12/721,775 · Granted Aug 23, 2011
Base term, 20 years from filing · capped by a resolved terminal disclaimer
Today
2010
2030
Clock starts
Mar 11, 2010
Mar 11, 2010
Term ends
Mar 5, 2028
Mar 5, 2028
Granted
Aug 23, 2011
Aug 23, 2011
base term
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
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
Capped
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 7,688,185.
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 is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document caps it earlier. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: High. from the record
How we calculated this date
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Mar 11, 2010, when this application, 12/721,775, was filed | Mar 11, 2030 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | Disclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 7,688,185) | capped to Mar 5, 2028 | 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 | Mar 5, 2028 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,688,185 | In force Mar 2028 | Mar 2028 |
| US 8,004,403 | this patent Mar 2028 | Mar 2028 |
| US 8,416,075 | In force Nov 2026 | Nov 2026 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 2012 Reel 27645, frame 702 | Skybitz, Inc. | Silicon Valley Bank | Security Agreement |
| Jul 1, 2013 Reel 30724, frame 331 | Telular Corporation; Skybitz, Inc. | Suntrust Bank, as First Lien Administrative Agent | Security Agreement |
| Jul 2, 2013 Reel 30739, frame 932 | Telular Corporation; Skybitz, Inc. | Suntrust Bank, as Second Lien Administrative Agent | Security Agreement |
| Jul 8, 2013 Reel 30754, frame 239 | Silicon Valley Bank | Telular Corporation; Tanklink Corporation; Skybitz, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 8, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Silicon Valley Bank | Telular Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 8, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Silicon Valley Bank | Tanklink Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 8, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Silicon Valley Bank | Skybitz, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 9, 2015 Reel 36084, frame 195 | Suntrust Bank, As Administrative Agent | Telular Corporaton; Skybitz, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 9, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Suntrust Bank, As Administrative Agent | Telular Corporaton | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 9, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Suntrust Bank, As Administrative Agent | Skybitz, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 24, 2018 Reel 47719, frame 345 | Suntrust Bank | Skybitz, Inc.; Telular Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 24, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Suntrust Bank | Skybitz, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 24, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Suntrust Bank | Telular Corporation | Release of 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
Mar 2028
Term ends Mar 5, 2028. No further fees fall due before then
Disclaimer cap
This term is capped by a terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 7,688,185.
Citations
3
later US patents cite this one
That is below 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.