Collateral for a security interest recorded May 19, 2016 (Gci Capital Markets LLC).
Lapsed Oct 4, 2023 on the fee record · High confidence
20-year base term ended Apr 5, 2026
Third maintenance fee unpaid; grace period ended.
Held by Data Device Corporation
Filed Apr 5, 2006 as application 11/399,001 · Granted Oct 4, 2011
Base term, 20 years from filing, plus 1582 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
Lapsed Oct 4, 2023
2006
2030
Clock starts
Apr 5, 2006
Apr 5, 2006
No longer in force
Oct 4, 2023
Oct 4, 2023
Granted
Oct 4, 2011
Oct 4, 2011
Term would have run to
Aug 4, 2030
Aug 4, 2030
base term
patent term adjustment
after the term ends
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
1,582
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
2 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.
Its term would have run to Aug 4, 2030: its 20-year base term plus 1582 days of term adjustment for prosecution delay. 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 Apr 5, 2006, when this application, 11/399,001, was filed | Apr 5, 2026 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +1582 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Aug 4, 2030 | 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 | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | lapsed Oct 4, 2023 | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Oct 4, 2023 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,032,889 | this patent Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 |
| US 8,661,446 | Lapsed on the fee record Feb 2026 | Feb 2026 |
| US 9,459,919 | In force no later than Dec 2026 | no later than Dec 2026 |
The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
Assignments
The 40 most recent of 81 recorded documents are shown; the 41 earliest are not. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Semco Instruments, Inc. | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Tactair Fluid Controls, Inc. | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Teac Aerospace Technologies, Inc. | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Telair International GmbH | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Telair International AB | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Nordisk Aviation Products As | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Turntime Technologies AB | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Aerocontrolex Group, Inc. | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Transicoil Inc. | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Southco, Inc. | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Whippany Actuation Systems, LLC | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Young & Franklin Inc. | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Armtec Countermeasures Co. | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Advanced Input Devices, Inc. | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Armtec Defense Products Company | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Joslyn Sunbank Company LLC | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Leach International Corporation | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Souriau USA, Inc. | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | NMC Group, Inc. | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Ta Aerospace Co. | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Mason Electric Co. | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Korry Electronics Co. | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Palomar Products, Inc. | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Rolls-Royce PLC | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Memtron Technologies Co. | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Chelton, Inc. (N/K/A Chelton Avionics, Inc.) | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Simplex Manufacturing Co. | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Apical Industries, Inc. | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Aero-Instruments Co., LLC | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Airborne Systems NA, Inc. | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Harcosemco LLC | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Harco, LLC (N/K/A Harcosemco LLC) | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Pexco Aerospace, Inc. | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Telair US LLC | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Calspan Aero Systems Engineering, Inc. | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Calspan Systems, LLC | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Adams Rite Aerospace, Inc. | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Acme Aerospace, Inc. | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Schneller, Inc. | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Cef Industries, Inc. | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
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Note
The 1582 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
62
later US patents cite this one
That is top 10% of utility patents granted in 2011 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
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