Also listed on Softpro GmbH, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Sep 25, 2028 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Jun 19, 2026
Held by Tungsten Automation Corporation
Filed Jun 19, 2006 as application 11/425,083 · Granted Jan 3, 2012
Base term plus 829 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2006
2028
Clock starts
Jun 19, 2006
Jun 19, 2006
Term ends
Sep 25, 2028
Sep 25, 2028
Granted
Jan 3, 2012
Jan 3, 2012
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
829
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 829 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 Jun 19, 2006, when this application, 11/425,083, was filed | Jun 19, 2026 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +829 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Sep 25, 2028 | 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 | Sep 25, 2028 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2006 Reel 17808, frame 774 | Kaplan, Christiane | Softpro GmbH | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 31, 2017 Reel 43148, frame 134 | Softpro GmbH | Kofax Deutschland AG | Merger |
| May 15, 2024 Reel 67428, frame 392 | Kofax, Inc. | Tungsten Automation Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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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
Sep 2028
Term ends Sep 25, 2028. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 829 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
20
later US patents cite this one
That is above the median of utility patents granted in 2012 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.