Collateral for a security interest recorded Feb 1, 2021 (Alter Domus (US) LLC).
Term ends Jul 27, 2029 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Dec 7, 2026
Held by Peraton Inc.
Filed Dec 7, 2006 as application 11/634,986 · Granted Dec 27, 2011
Base term plus 963 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2006
2029
Clock starts
Dec 7, 2006
Dec 7, 2006
Term ends
Jul 27, 2029
Jul 27, 2029
Granted
Dec 27, 2011
Dec 27, 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
963
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 963 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 Dec 7, 2006, when this application, 11/634,986, was filed | Dec 7, 2026 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +963 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jul 27, 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 | Jul 27, 2029 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,086,396 | this patent Jul 2029 | Jul 2029 |
| US 8,160,809 | In force Dec 2026 | Dec 2026 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2006 Reel 18647, frame 748 | Farwell, Mark Lalon; Seldomridge, Chad Martin; Larson, Robert Eric | ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 27, 2012 Reel 27604, frame 136 | ITT Manufacturing Enterprises LLC (Formerly Known as ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.) | Exelis Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 1, 2016 Reel 39362, frame 534 | Exelis Inc. | Harris Corporation | Merger |
| Dec 15, 2016 Reel 40945, frame 267 | Harris Corporation | Harris International, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 15, 2016 Reel 40981, frame 138 | Harris International, Inc. | Eagle Technology, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 5, 2017 Reel 42415, frame 432 | Eagle Technology, LLC | Harris IT Services Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 8, 2017 Reel 42419, frame 527 | Harris IT Services Corporation | Macquarie Capital Funding LLC, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| May 8, 2017 Reel 42419, frame 795 | Harris IT Services Corporation | HPS Investment Partners, LLC | Second Lien Patent Security Agreement |
| Aug 8, 2017 Reel 43482, frame 524 | Harris IT Services Corporation | Peraton Inc. | Change of Name |
| Feb 1, 2021 Reel 55192, frame 315 | Peraton Inc. | Alter Domus (US) LLC, as Administrative Agent | Second Lien Patent Security Agreement |
| Feb 2, 2021 Reel 55194, frame 21 | Macquarie Capital Funding LLC | Peraton Inc. (F/K/A Harris IT Services Corporation) | Release of First Lien Security Interest |
| Feb 2, 2021 Reel 55194, frame 34 | HPS Investment Partners, LLC | Harris IT Services Corporation | Release of Second Lien Security Interest |
| Feb 2, 2021 Reel 55194, frame 474 | Peraton Inc. | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | First Lien 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
Jul 2029
Term ends Jul 27, 2029. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 963 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
5
later US patents cite this one
That is below 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.