Term ended Dec 8, 2024 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ended Dec 8, 2024
Why Medium: The disclaimer's references carry disclaimers of their own not yet read (US 7,784,463), so the cap could be lower.
Dec 8, 2004
Dec 8, 2024
May 15, 2012
This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer is resolved from the filed document, and it ends no earlier than this term, so it shortens nothing. All three maintenance fees were paid, so no fee lapse ended it. Confidence: Medium. from the record
How we calculated this date
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Dec 8, 2004, when application 11/008,634, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Aug 25, 2010) | Dec 8, 2024 | 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 | Disclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 7,588,032, US 7,784,463) | resolves to Dec 8, 2024, no earlier than this term, so no change | Medium confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | term ended | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Dec 8, 2024 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 7,588,032 | In force Nov 2027 | Nov 2027 |
| Application PCT/US2005/042878 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 7,784,463 | Term ended no later than Aug 2025 | no later than Aug 2025 |
| US 8,176,917 | this patent Dec 2024 | Dec 2024 |
| US 8,689,790 | Term ended Dec 2024 | Dec 2024 |
| US 9,468,780 | Term ended Dec 2024 | Dec 2024 |
Assignments
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2015 Reel 35176, frame 493 | B/E Aerospace, Inc. | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Security Interest |
| Jan 25, 2019 Reel 49209, frame 619 | JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A | B/E Aerospace, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
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.
A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 7,588,032, US 7,784,463, ends no earlier than this term, so it caps nothing.