Also listed on Pitney Bowes Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Aug 15, 2024 (Pitney Bowes International Holdings, Inc.).
Term ends Dec 6, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Feb 28, 2021
Held by DRF, LLC
Filed Feb 28, 2001 as application 09/796,337 · Granted Oct 11, 2011
Base term plus 2107 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2001
2026
Clock starts
Feb 28, 2001
Feb 28, 2001
Term ends
Dec 6, 2026
Dec 6, 2026
Granted
Oct 11, 2011
Oct 11, 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
2,107
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.
2
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 2107 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 Feb 28, 2001, when this application, 09/796,337, was filed | Feb 28, 2021 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +2107 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Dec 6, 2026 | 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 | Dec 6, 2026 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,036,905 | this patent Dec 2026 | Dec 2026 |
| US 7,376,572 | Term ended Jul 2021 | Jul 2021 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2001 Reel 11892, frame 329 | Siegel, Philip S. | Newgistics, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 21, 2001 Reel 12095, frame 287 | Ireturnit, Inc. | Newgistics, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Mar 7, 2006 Reel 17262, frame 541 | Newgistics, Inc. | Comerica Bank | Security Agreement |
| Mar 8, 2006 Reel 17262, frame 958 | Newgistics, Inc. | Comerica Bank | Security Agreement |
| Mar 10, 2011 Reel 25937, frame 166 | Comerica Bank | Newgistics, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 11, 2013 Reel 31795, frame 762 | Newgistics, Inc. | BNP Paribas | Security Agreement |
| Oct 3, 2017 Reel 43761, frame 893 | Bnp Paribas, As Collateral Agent | Newgistics, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 1, 2019 Reel 50905, frame 640 | Pitney Bowes Inc.; Newgistics, Inc.; Borderfree, Inc.; Tacit Knowledge, Inc. | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Feb 25, 2021 Reel 55419, frame 430 | Newgistics, Inc. | Pitney Bowes Global Logistics LLC | Change of Name |
| Jul 31, 2023 Reel 64444, frame 313 | Pitney Bowes, Inc.; Pitney Bowes Global Logistics LLC | Alter Domus (US) LLC | Security Interest |
| Aug 9, 2024 Reel 68534, frame 348 | Alter Domus (US) LLC | Pitney Bowes Global Logistics LLC | Partial Release of Patent Security Agreement |
| Aug 14, 2024 Reel 68603, frame 32 | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Pitney Bowes Global Logistics LLC | Partial Release of Patent Security Agreement |
| Aug 14, 2024 Reel 68617, frame 850 | Pitney Bowes Global Logistics LLC | DRF, LLC | Certificate of Conversion |
| Aug 15, 2024 Reel 68654, frame 563 | DRF, LLC | Pitney Bowes International Holdings, Inc. | Patent Security Agreement |
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
Dec 2026
Term ends Dec 6, 2026. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 2107 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
41
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% 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.