Collateral for a security interest recorded Jul 6, 2015 (Wells Fargo, National Association).
Term ends Jan 14, 2032 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 24, 2029
Held by Itron, Inc.
Filed Nov 24, 2009 as application 12/624,660 · Granted Aug 27, 2013
Base term plus 781 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2009
2032
Clock starts
Nov 24, 2009
Nov 24, 2009
Term ends
Jan 14, 2032
Jan 14, 2032
Granted
Aug 27, 2013
Aug 27, 2013
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
781
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
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.
This patent's term runs 781 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: High. 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 24, 2009, when this application, 12/624,660, was filed | Nov 24, 2029 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +781 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jan 14, 2032 | 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 | Jan 14, 2032 | High confidence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2010 Reel 24197, frame 634 | Barna, Anthony F.; Kressner, A. Arthur; Nardo, Lawrence P. | Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 9, 2011 Reel 27211, frame 852 | Smartsynch, Inc. | Square 1 Bank | Security Agreement |
| May 1, 2012 Reel 28135, frame 595 | Square 1 Bank | Smartsynch, Inc. | Release of Intellectual Property Security Agreement Recorded at Reel 027211/FRAME 0852 |
| Jul 18, 2012 Reel 28579, frame 35 | Smartsynch, Inc. | Itron, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 6, 2015 Reel 36068, frame 231 | Itron, Inc. | Wells Fargo, National Association | Security Interest |
| Jan 8, 2018 Reel 45017, frame 893 | Itron, Inc.; Itron Networked Solutions, Inc. | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Jan 2032
Term ends Jan 14, 2032. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 781 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
3
later US patents cite this one
That is below the median of utility patents granted in 2013 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
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. 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.