Term ends no later than Jun 9, 2027 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ended Sep 30, 2024
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.
Held by Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
Filed Sep 30, 2004 as application 10/955,825 · Granted Aug 28, 2012
Base term plus 982 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2004
2027
Clock starts
Sep 30, 2004
Sep 30, 2004
Ends no later than
Jun 9, 2027
Jun 9, 2027
Granted
Aug 28, 2012
Aug 28, 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
982
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.
85
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 982 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 Sep 30, 2004, when this application, 10/955,825, was filed | Sep 30, 2024 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +982 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jun 9, 2027 | 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 9, 2027 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US D540,359 | Term ended Apr 2021 | Apr 2021 |
| US 7,821,533 | Lapsed on the fee record Oct 2022 | Oct 2022 |
| US 8,208,019 | In force Apr 2027 | Apr 2027 |
| US 7,508,418 | Term ended Jun 2026 | Jun 2026 |
| US 7,719,567 | In force Sep 2027 | Sep 2027 |
| US 7,954,129 | Lapsed on the fee record May 2023 | May 2023 |
| US 7,936,370 | In force no later than Nov 2028 | no later than Nov 2028 |
| US 7,728,871 | In force Sep 2027 | Sep 2027 |
8 of 85 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. 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 11, 2005 reel/frame not recorded | Smartvue Corporation | Graham, Tommy | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 11, 2005 reel/frame not recorded | Smartvue Corporation | Heidtke, L.o. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 11, 2005 reel/frame not recorded | Smartvue Corporation | Anurag Nigam Revocable Trust 2000 | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 11, 2005 reel/frame not recorded | Smartvue Corporation | Pigskin Partners, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 11, 2005 reel/frame not recorded | Smartvue Corporation | WBR Family Limited Partnership | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 11, 2005 reel/frame not recorded | Smartvue Corporation | Murphy, David | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 11, 2005 reel/frame not recorded | Smartvue Corporation | Big Basin Partners LP | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 11, 2005 reel/frame not recorded | Smartvue Corporation | Peckham, Jack L. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 11, 2005 reel/frame not recorded | Smartvue Corporation | JBS & Associates of Suffolk, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 11, 2005 Reel 16242, frame 804 | Smartvue Corporation | Graham, Tommy; Heidtke, L.o.; Anurag Nigam Revocable Trust 2000; Pigskin Partners, LLC; WBR Family Limited Partnership; Murphy, David; Big Basin Partners LP; Peckham, Jack L.; JBS & Associates of Suffolk, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 13, 2006 Reel 18537, frame 286 | Renkis, Martin A. | Smartvue Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 2, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Smartvue Corporation | Graham, Tommy | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Nature of Conveyance Previously Recorded on Reel 016242 Frame 0804. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Nature of the Conveyance from Assignment of Assignors Interest to Security Interest. |
| Jan 2, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Smartvue Corporation | Heidtke, L.o. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Nature of Conveyance Previously Recorded on Reel 016242 Frame 0804. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Nature of the Conveyance from Assignment of Assignors Interest to Security Interest. |
| Jan 2, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Smartvue Corporation | Anurag Nigam Recovable Trust 2000 | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Nature of Conveyance Previously Recorded on Reel 016242 Frame 0804. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Nature of the Conveyance from Assignment of Assignors Interest to Security Interest. |
| Jan 2, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Smartvue Corporation | Pigskin Partners, LLC | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Nature of Conveyance Previously Recorded on Reel 016242 Frame 0804. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Nature of the Conveyance from Assignment of Assignors Interest to Security Interest. |
| Jan 2, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Smartvue Corporation | WBR Family Limited Partnership | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Nature of Conveyance Previously Recorded on Reel 016242 Frame 0804. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Nature of the Conveyance from Assignment of Assignors Interest to Security Interest. |
| Jan 2, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Smartvue Corporation | Murphy, David | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Nature of Conveyance Previously Recorded on Reel 016242 Frame 0804. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Nature of the Conveyance from Assignment of Assignors Interest to Security Interest. |
| Jan 2, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Smartvue Corporation | Big Basin Partners LP | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Nature of Conveyance Previously Recorded on Reel 016242 Frame 0804. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Nature of the Conveyance from Assignment of Assignors Interest to Security Interest. |
| Jan 2, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Smartvue Corporation | Peckham, Jack L. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Nature of Conveyance Previously Recorded on Reel 016242 Frame 0804. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Nature of the Conveyance from Assignment of Assignors Interest to Security Interest. |
| Jan 2, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Smartvue Corporation | JBS & Associates of Suffolk, Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Nature of Conveyance Previously Recorded on Reel 016242 Frame 0804. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Nature of the Conveyance from Assignment of Assignors Interest to Security Interest. |
| Jan 2, 2014 Reel 31910, frame 607 | Smartvue Corporation | Graham, Tommy; Heidtke, L.o.; Anurag Nigam Recovable Trust 2000; Pigskin Partners, LLC; WBR Family Limited Partnership; Murphy, David; Big Basin Partners LP; Peckham, Jack L.; JBS & Associates of Suffolk, Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Nature of Conveyance Previously Recorded on Reel 016242 Frame 0804. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Nature of the Conveyance from Assignment of Assignors Interest to Security Interest. |
| Jan 31, 2014 Reel 32103, frame 741 | Graham, Tommy; Heidtke, L.o.; Anurag Nigam Recovable Trust 2000; Pigskin Partners, LLC; WBR Family Limited Partnership; Murphy, David; Big Basin Partners LP (No Signature, Never a Party to Security Interest); Peckham, Jack L.; JBS & Associates of Suffolk, Inc. | Smartvue Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 17, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Smartvue Corporation | Ellis Communications, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Dec 17, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Smartvue Corporation | Knoll Ventures LLC, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Dec 17, 2014 Reel 34532, frame 51 | Smartvue Corporation | Ellis Communications, Inc., as Collateral Agent; Knoll Ventures LLC, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Apr 21, 2015 Reel 35462, frame 665 | Smartvue Corporation | Fortress Credit Co. LLC | Security Interest |
| Apr 21, 2015 Reel 35462, frame 700 | Smartvue Corporation | Kip SMRT P1 LP | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 21, 2015 Reel 35462, frame 749 | Kip SMRT P1 LP | Fortress Credit Co. LLC | Security Interest |
| Apr 2, 2018 Reel 45817, frame 353 | Kip SMRT P1 LP | Sensormatic Electronics, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 23, 2024 Reel 68494, frame 384 | Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP | Tyco Fire & Security GmbH | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Jun 2027
Term ends no later than Jun 9, 2027. 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 982 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 9, 2027. We will not guess the cap.
Citations
50
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% 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.
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