Also listed on Geomagic, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Apr 17, 2030 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 30, 2027
Filed Nov 30, 2007 as application 11/998,877 · Granted Oct 18, 2011
Base term plus 869 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2007
2030
Clock starts
Nov 30, 2007
Nov 30, 2007
Term ends
Apr 17, 2030
Apr 17, 2030
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
869
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.
This patent's term runs 869 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 Nov 30, 2007, when this application, 11/998,877, was filed | Nov 30, 2027 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +869 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Apr 17, 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 | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Apr 17, 2030 | High confidence |
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 24, 2012 Reel 27759, frame 15 | Faken, Daniel; Cook, Craig; Amidon, Brad; Itkowitz, Brandon; Davidson, Scott; Hammer, Vincent M. | Sensable Technologies, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 25, 2012 Reel 29020, frame 279 | Sensable Technologies, Inc. | Geomagic, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 12, 2013 Reel 29971, frame 482 | Geomagic, Inc. | 3D Systems, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 27, 2019 Reel 48456, frame 17 | 3D Systems, Inc. | HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Aug 26, 2021 Reel 57651, frame 374 | HSBC Bank USA, National Association | 3D Systems, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 2, 2025 Reel 72448, frame 979 | 3D Systems Corporation; 3D Systems, Inc. | Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's 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
Apr 2030
Term ends Apr 17, 2030. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 869 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
13
later US patents cite this one
That is above 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.