Term ends no later than Jun 1, 2028 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 12, 2027
In force on USPTO's status record and by its fee record. A terminal disclaimer on file may shorten this term, possibly to a date already past; its reference document is unresolved, so the date above is an upper bound and no earlier date is guessed.
Filed Dec 17, 2009 as application 12/640,891 · Granted Apr 10, 2012
Base term plus 202 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2007
2028
Clock starts
Nov 12, 2007
Nov 12, 2007
Ends no later than
Jun 1, 2028
Jun 1, 2028
Granted
Apr 10, 2012
Apr 10, 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
202
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
Unresolved
Terminal disclaimer
On file, reference document not resolved, so the date above is an upper bound. We do not guess the cap.
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.
6
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 202 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer is on file with no resolved reference, so no cap is applied and none is guessed. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: Medium. 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 12, 2007, when application 11/938,709, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Dec 17, 2009) | Nov 12, 2027 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +202 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jun 1, 2028 | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | Disclaimer on file (approved), reference document not resolved | no cap applied, and none guessed | Medium 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 | no later than Jun 1, 2028 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 7,660,793 | In force Nov 2027 | Nov 2027 |
| US 8,156,101 | this patent no later than Jun 2028 | no later than Jun 2028 |
| US 8,880,501 | In force Nov 2027 | Nov 2027 |
| US 9,396,222 | In force Nov 2027 | Nov 2027 |
| US 10,191,974 | In force Nov 2027 | Nov 2027 |
| US 11,449,538 | In force Nov 2027 | Nov 2027 |
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 17, 2009 Reel 23704, frame 943 | Indeck, Ronald S.; Indeck, David Mark | Exegy Incorporated | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 21, 2010 Reel 25178, frame 52 | Exegy Incorporated | Square 1 Bank | Security Agreement |
| Jul 1, 2013 Reel 30724, frame 144 | Exegy Incorporated | IP Reservoir, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 8, 2020 Reel 52618, frame 275 | Pacific Western Bank (as Successor in Interest by Merger to Square 1 Bank) | Exegy Incorporated | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 26, 2025 Reel 72384, frame 436 | IP Reservoir, LLC | Charter Communications Operating, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Jun 2028
Term ends no later than Jun 1, 2028. No further fees fall due before then
Note
A terminal disclaimer is on file and its reference is not resolved. No cap is applied and none is guessed
Note
The 202 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Open question
A terminal disclaimer is on file (approved) and its reference document is not resolved. A disclaimer would cap the term earlier than Jun 1, 2028. We will not guess the cap.
Citations
186
later US patents cite this one
That is top 5% 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
This computed term ends no later than the date shown; an unresolved terminal disclaimer may end it earlier. 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.