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Telecommunications Patching System That Facilitates Detection and Identification of Patch Cords

US 8,116,434 Term ended
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods

Also listed on CommScope Solutions Properties, LLC, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.

Term ended Oct 25, 2026 · High confidence

Filed Nov 29, 2006 as application 11/605,806 · Granted Feb 14, 2012
Base term plus 1477 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) · capped by a resolved terminal disclaimer
Today
20 years from filing
Term ended Oct 25, 2026
2006 2026
Clock starts
Nov 29, 2006
Term ended
Oct 25, 2026
Granted
Feb 14, 2012
base term after the term ends 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
1,477
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
Capped
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 7,605,707.
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.
3
Family applications on record here
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This patent's term runs 1477 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document caps it earlier. All three maintenance fees were paid, so no fee lapse ended it. Confidence: High. from the record

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StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Nov 29, 2006, when this application, 11/605,806, was filedNov 29, 2026High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+1477 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordDec 15, 2030High confidence
Terminal disclaimer capDisclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 7,605,707)capped to Oct 25, 2026High confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events3 of 3 maintenance fees paidterm endedHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderOct 25, 2026High confidence

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US 9,160,117Term ended
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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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Jan 12, 2007
Reel 18763, frame 836
German, Michael Gregory; Choudhury, Golam M.; Macauley, Daniel W.; Satterthwaite, Danny L.; Tucker, Peter T.CommScope Solutions Properties, LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Jun 22, 2007
Reel 19470, frame 146
CommScope Solutions Properties, LLCCommScope, Inc. of North CarolinaMerger
Jan 9, 2008
Reel 20362, frame 241
CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina; Allen Telecom, LLC; Andrew CorporationBank of America, N.A., as Administrative AgentSecurity Agreement
Feb 3, 2011
Reel 26039, frame 5
Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative AgentCommScope, Inc. of North Carolina; Allen Telecom LLC; Andrew LLC (F/K/A Andrew Corporation)Patent Release
Feb 3, 2011
reel/frame not recorded
Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative AgentCommScope, Inc. of North CarolinaPatent Release
Feb 3, 2011
reel/frame not recorded
Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative AgentAllen Telecom LLCPatent Release
Feb 3, 2011
reel/frame not recorded
Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative AgentAndrew LLC (F/K/A Andrew Corporation)Patent Release
May 3, 2011
Reel 26276, frame 363
Allen Telecom LLC, a Delaware LLC; Andrew LLC, a Delaware LLC; CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina, a North Carolina CorporationJPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral AgentSecurity Agreement
May 4, 2011
Reel 26272, frame 543
Allen Telecom LLC, a Delaware LLC; Andrew LLC, a Delaware LLC; CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina, a North Carolina CorporationJPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral AgentSecurity Agreement
Jul 28, 2015
Reel 36201, frame 283
Allen Telecom LLC; CommScope Technologies LLC; CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina; Redwood Systems, Inc.Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Collateral AgentSecurity Interest
Mar 31, 2017
Reel 42126, frame 434
Wilmington Trust, National AssociationAllen Telecom LLC; CommScope Technologies LLC; CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina; Redwood Systems, Inc.Release of Security Interest Patents (Releases RF 036201/0283)
Mar 31, 2017
reel/frame not recorded
Wilmington Trust, National AssociationAllen Telecom LLCRelease of Security Interest Patents (Releases RF 036201/0283)
Mar 31, 2017
reel/frame not recorded
Wilmington Trust, National AssociationCommScope Technologies LLCRelease of Security Interest Patents (Releases RF 036201/0283)
Mar 31, 2017
reel/frame not recorded
Wilmington Trust, National AssociationCommScope, Inc. of North CarolinaRelease of Security Interest Patents (Releases RF 036201/0283)
Mar 31, 2017
reel/frame not recorded
Wilmington Trust, National AssociationRedwood Systems, Inc.Release of Security Interest Patents (Releases RF 036201/0283)
Apr 9, 2019
Reel 49260, frame 1
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.Redwood Systems, Inc.; Allen Telecom LLC; Andrew LLC; CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina; CommScope Technologies LLCRelease of Security Interest
Apr 9, 2019
reel/frame not recorded
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.Redwood Systems, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Apr 9, 2019
reel/frame not recorded
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.Allen Telecom LLCRelease of Security Interest
Apr 9, 2019
reel/frame not recorded
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.Andrew LLCRelease of Security Interest
Apr 9, 2019
reel/frame not recorded
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.CommScope, Inc. of North CarolinaRelease of Security Interest
Apr 9, 2019
reel/frame not recorded
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.CommScope Technologies LLCRelease of Security Interest
Jul 3, 2019
Reel 49892, frame 396
CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina; CommScope Technologies LLC; Arris Enterprises LLC; Arris Technology, Inc.; Ruckus Wireless, Inc.; Arris Solutions, Inc.Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.Abl Security Agreement
Jul 3, 2019
Reel 49905, frame 504
CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina; CommScope Technologies LLC; Arris Enterprises LLC; Arris Technology, Inc.; Ruckus Wireless, Inc.; Arris Solutions, Inc.Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.Term Loan Security Agreement
Jul 3, 2019
Reel 49678, frame 577
CommScope, Inc. of North CarolinaWilmington Trust, National Association, as Collateral AgentPatent Security Agreement
Nov 19, 2021
Reel 60752, frame 1
Arris Solutions, Inc.; Arris Enterprises LLC; CommScope Technologies LLC; CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina; Ruckus Wireless, Inc.Wilmington TrustSecurity Interest
Dec 17, 2024
Reel 69889, frame 114
Arris Enterprises LLC; CommScope Technologies LLC; CommScope Inc., of North Carolina; Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC; Ruckus IP Holdings LLCApollo Administrative Agency LLCSecurity Interest
Dec 19, 2024
Reel 71477, frame 255
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral AgentArris Enterprises LLC (F/K/A Arris Enterprises, Inc.); Arris Technology, Inc.; Arris Solutions, Inc.; CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina; CommScope Technologies LLC; Ruckus Wireless, LLC (F/K/A Ruckus Wireless, Inc.)Release of Security Interest at Reel/Frame 049905/0504
Dec 19, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral AgentArris Enterprises LLC (F/K/A Arris Enterprises, Inc.)Release of Security Interest at Reel/Frame 049905/0504
Dec 19, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral AgentArris Technology, Inc.Release of Security Interest at Reel/Frame 049905/0504
Dec 19, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral AgentArris Solutions, Inc.Release of Security Interest at Reel/Frame 049905/0504
Dec 19, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral AgentCommScope, Inc. of North CarolinaRelease of Security Interest at Reel/Frame 049905/0504
Dec 19, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral AgentCommScope Technologies LLCRelease of Security Interest at Reel/Frame 049905/0504
Dec 19, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral AgentRuckus Wireless, LLC (F/K/A Ruckus Wireless, Inc.)Release of Security Interest at Reel/Frame 049905/0504
Dec 10, 2025
Reel 73888, frame 404
CommScope, Inc. of North CarolinaCommScope North Carolina, LLCChange of Name
Jan 9, 2026
Reel 74473, frame 264
Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Collateral AgentCommScope North Carolina, LLC (F/K/A CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina)Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents at Reel/Frame No. 49678/0577

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