Collateral for a security interest recorded Aug 4, 2026 (JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.).
Term ends Dec 19, 2027 · High confidence
20-year base term ended May 17, 2026
Held by Electronic Arts Inc.
Filed May 17, 2006 as application 11/435,283 · Granted Oct 18, 2011
Base term plus 581 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2006
2027
Clock starts
May 17, 2006
May 17, 2006
Term ends
Dec 19, 2027
Dec 19, 2027
Granted
Oct 18, 2011
Oct 18, 2011
base term
patent term adjustment
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
581
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.
6
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 581 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 May 17, 2006, when this application, 11/435,283, was filed | May 17, 2026 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +581 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Dec 19, 2027 | 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 19, 2027 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,038,535 | this patent Dec 2027 | Dec 2027 |
| US 9,199,173 | In force Jun 2029 | Jun 2029 |
| US 9,630,113 | Term ended May 2026 | May 2026 |
| US 10,207,191 | Term ended May 2026 | May 2026 |
| US 10,967,276 | Term ended May 2026 | May 2026 |
| US 12,208,337 | In force Mar 2028 | Mar 2028 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2006 Reel 18146, frame 780 | Jensen, Jesper | Super Computer International | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 5, 2007 Reel 19925, frame 401 | Super Computer International | Electronic Arts Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 7, 2009 Reel 22924, frame 238 | Super Computer International | Electronic Arts Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 4, 2026 Reel 76200, frame 935 | Electronic Arts Inc. | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Aug 4, 2026 Reel 76508, frame 671 | Electronic Arts Inc. | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Notes Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
Sources
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What's changing
Dec 2027
Term ends Dec 19, 2027. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 581 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
333
later US patents cite this one
That is top 1% of utility patents granted in 2011 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
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