Also listed on Harris Corporation, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Feb 1, 2021 (Alter Domus (US) LLC).
Term ends Dec 7, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Dec 7, 2026
Held by Peraton Inc.
Filed May 26, 2011 as application 13/116,095 · Granted Apr 17, 2012
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2006
2026
Clock starts
Dec 7, 2006
Dec 7, 2006
Term ends
Dec 7, 2026
Dec 7, 2026
Granted
Apr 17, 2012
Apr 17, 2012
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.
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 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
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Dec 7, 2006, when application 11/634,986, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed May 26, 2011) | Dec 7, 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 | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Dec 7, 2026 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,086,396 | In force Jul 2029 | Jul 2029 |
| US 8,160,809 | this patent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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What's changing
Dec 2026
Term ends Dec 7, 2026. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
66
later US patents cite this one
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