Term ends Nov 18, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 18, 2026
Held by Rfmicron, Inc.
Filed Aug 1, 2009 as application 12/462,331 · Granted Dec 20, 2011
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2006
2026
Clock starts
Nov 18, 2006
Nov 18, 2006
Term ends
Nov 18, 2026
Nov 18, 2026
Granted
Dec 20, 2011
Dec 20, 2011
base term
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
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
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.
55
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 is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for 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 18, 2006, when application 11/601,085, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Aug 1, 2009) | Nov 18, 2026 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | None on file | no change | 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 (reinstated) | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Nov 18, 2026 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,586,385 | In force Jul 2027 | Jul 2027 |
| US 8,081,043 | this patent Nov 2026 | Nov 2026 |
| US 8,749,319 | Lapsed on the fee record Jun 2026 | Jun 2026 |
| US 9,048,819 | In force Jun 2028 | Jun 2028 |
| US 10,224,902 | In force Oct 2027 | Oct 2027 |
| US 9,825,608 | In force Nov 2026 | Nov 2026 |
| US 9,785,807 | In force Oct 2027 | Oct 2027 |
| US 9,704,085 | In force Nov 2026 | Nov 2026 |
8 of 55 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. 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 3, 2009 Reel 23081, frame 22 | Rokhsaz, Shahriar | Rfmicron, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 10, 2020 Reel 52371, frame 82 | Rfmicron, Inc. | KLDC Partners LP; Jdfwc, Ltd.; Laney, Kirk S; Paulos Holdings, Ltd.; Paulos, John; Rokhsaz, Shahriar; Mirfakhraei, Seyedeh Zinat; Carlo Strippoli 2012 Family Trust; Jacobsson, Jacob; Kingsley Noelle Investments, LLC; Sun Faber Capital, Ltd.; Rich Power Management, Ltd.; Politte Capital Group, LLC | Security Interest |
| Apr 10, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Rfmicron, Inc. | KLDC Partners LP | Security Interest |
| Apr 10, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Rfmicron, Inc. | Jdfwc, Ltd. | Security Interest |
| Apr 10, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Rfmicron, Inc. | Laney, Kirk S | Security Interest |
| Apr 10, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Rfmicron, Inc. | Paulos Holdings, Ltd. | Security Interest |
| Apr 10, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Rfmicron, Inc. | Paulos, John | Security Interest |
| Apr 10, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Rfmicron, Inc. | Rokhsaz, Shahriar | Security Interest |
| Apr 10, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Rfmicron, Inc. | Mirfakhraei, Seyedeh Zinat | Security Interest |
| Apr 10, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Rfmicron, Inc. | Carlo Strippoli 2012 Family Trust | Security Interest |
| Apr 10, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Rfmicron, Inc. | Jacobsson, Jacob | Security Interest |
| Apr 10, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Rfmicron, Inc. | Kingsley Noelle Investments, LLC | Security Interest |
| Apr 10, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Rfmicron, Inc. | Sun Faber Capital, Ltd. | Security Interest |
| Apr 10, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Rfmicron, Inc. | Rich Power Management, Ltd. | Security Interest |
| Apr 10, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Rfmicron, Inc. | Politte Capital Group, LLC | Security Interest |
| Apr 29, 2021 Reel 56105, frame 455 | KLDC Partners LP; Jdfwc, Ltd.; Laney, Kirk S; Paulos Holdings, Ltd.; Paulos, John; Rokhsaz, Shahriar; Mirfakhraei, Seyedeh Zinat; Carlo Strippoli 2012 Family Trust; Jacobsson, Jacob; Kingsley Noelle Investments, LLC; Sun Faber Capital, Ltd.; Rich Power Management, Ltd.; Politte Capital Group, LLC | Rfmicron, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Nov 2026
Term ends Nov 18, 2026. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
64
later US patents cite this one
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