Also listed on PCT International, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Nov 14, 2029 · High confidence
20-year base term ends May 21, 2029
Held by DMZ Global LLC
Filed May 21, 2009 as application 12/470,430 · Granted Nov 29, 2011
Base term plus 177 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2009
2029
Clock starts
May 21, 2009
May 21, 2009
Term ends
Nov 14, 2029
Nov 14, 2029
Granted
Nov 29, 2011
Nov 29, 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
177
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.
4
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 177 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 21, 2009, when this application, 12/470,430, was filed | May 21, 2029 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +177 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Nov 14, 2029 | 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 | Nov 14, 2029 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,065,940 | this patent Nov 2029 | Nov 2029 |
| Application PCT/US2010/035679 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 8,490,525 | Lapsed on the fee record Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| Application PCT/US2012/025090 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
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 11, 2009 Reel 23078, frame 613 | Youtsey, Tim; Wilson, Brandon | PCT International, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 26, 2014 Reel 33832, frame 595 | PCT International, Inc. | Bibby Financial Services (CA) Inc. | Security Interest |
| Feb 16, 2022 Reel 59126, frame 491 | PCT International, Inc. | Sallyport Commercial Finance, LLC | Security Interest |
| Oct 22, 2025 Reel 72645, frame 531 | PCT International, Inc. | DMZ Global LLC | 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
Nov 2029
Term ends Nov 14, 2029. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 177 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
36
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.