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Methods for Two-Dimensional Autofocus in High Resolution Radar Systems

US 8,009,079 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded May 26, 2026 (Bank of America, N.A.).

Term ends Aug 15, 2027 · High confidence

Filed Nov 29, 2010 as application 12/926,602 · Granted Aug 30, 2011
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2007 2027
Clock starts
Aug 15, 2007
Term ends
Aug 15, 2027
Granted
Aug 30, 2011
base term 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.
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.
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 is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: High. from the record

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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Aug 15, 2007, when application 11/889,637, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Nov 29, 2010)Aug 15, 2027High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events3 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderAug 15, 2027High confidence

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US 7,346,597Term ended
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US 7,531,774Lapsed on the fee record
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US 7,571,146Term ended
Jul 2025
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US 7,917,458In force
no later than Mar 2027
no later than Mar 2027
US 7,801,842In force
Nov 2027
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US 7,843,377In force
Aug 2027
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US 8,009,079this patent
Aug 2027
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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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Jul 7, 2014
Reel 33278, frame 988
Connell, Scott D.; Gabl, Edward F.; Ricoy, Mark A.; Batteh, Elizabeth T.; Goodman, Ron S.General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Aug 26, 2015
Reel 36423, frame 830
General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Inc.Mda Information Systems LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Nov 7, 2018
Reel 47445, frame 854
Mda Information Systems, LLCRadiant Geospatial Solutions LLCChange of Name
Dec 11, 2019
Reel 51258, frame 517
Radiant Geospatial Solutions LLCRoyal Bank of Canada, as Collateral AgentAmended and Restated U.S. Patent and Trademark Security Agreement
Dec 12, 2019
Reel 51262, frame 824
Digitalglobe, Inc.; Radiant Geospatial Solutions LLC; Space Systems/Loral, LLC (F/K/A Space Systems/Loral Inc.)Wilmington Trust, National Association, - as Notes Collateral AgentSecurity Agreement (NOTES)
Sep 23, 2020
Reel 53866, frame 384
Radiant Geospatial Solutions LLCWilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral AgentPatent Security Agreement
Dec 31, 2020
Reel 54885, frame 909
Royal Bank of Canada, as Collateral AgentRadiant Geospatial Solutions LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patent and Trademark Collateral at Reel/Frame No. 51258/0517
Dec 31, 2020
Reel 54885, frame 917
Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral AgentRadiant Geospatial Solutions LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patent Collateral at Reel/Frame No. 53866/0384
Dec 31, 2020
Reel 54885, frame 939
Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral AgentRadiant Geospatial Solutions LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patent Collateral at Reel/Frame No. 51262/0824
Jun 21, 2022
Reel 60390, frame 282
Wilmington Trust, National AssociationDigitalglobe, Inc.; Space Systems/Loral, LLC; Radiant Geospatial Solutions LLCRelease of Security Interest
Jun 21, 2022
reel/frame not recorded
Wilmington Trust, National AssociationDigitalglobe, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jun 21, 2022
reel/frame not recorded
Wilmington Trust, National AssociationSpace Systems/Loral, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Jun 21, 2022
reel/frame not recorded
Wilmington Trust, National AssociationRadiant Geospatial Solutions LLCRelease of Security Interest
Feb 26, 2023
Reel 62804, frame 887
Radiant Analytic Solutions Inc.; Radiant Geospatial Solutions LLC; The Human Geo Group LLCRadiant Mission Solutions Inc.Change of Name
Feb 26, 2023
Reel 62804, frame 906
Radiant Mission Solutions, Inc.Maxar Mission Solutions Inc.Change of Name
Nov 20, 2025
Reel 72979, frame 854
Maxar Mission Solutions, Inc.; Maxar Intelligence Inc.,The Stratagem Group, LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
May 26, 2026
Reel 74760, frame 934
The Stratagem Group, LLCBank of America, N.A., as Administrative AgentSecurity Interest
Jun 4, 2026
Reel 75875, frame 784
The Stratagem Group, LLCJpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.Notice of Grant of Security Interest in Patents

Sources

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