Also listed on GE Embedded Electronics Oy, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Oct 20, 2020 (Imberatek, LLC).
Term ends Mar 22, 2028 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Jun 15, 2026
Held by Imberatek, LLC
Filed Apr 28, 2008 as application 11/917,737 · Granted Nov 12, 2013
Base term plus 646 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2006
2028
Clock starts
Jun 15, 2006
Jun 15, 2006
Term ends
Mar 22, 2028
Mar 22, 2028
Granted
Nov 12, 2013
Nov 12, 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
646
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.
4
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 646 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 Jun 15, 2006, when application PCT/FI2006/000207, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Apr 28, 2008) | Jun 15, 2026 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +646 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Mar 22, 2028 | 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 | Mar 22, 2028 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,581,109 | this patent Mar 2028 | Mar 2028 |
| US 9,622,354 | In force Jun 2027 | Jun 2027 |
| US 11,134,572 | Term ended Jun 2026 | Jun 2026 |
3 of 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2008 Reel 21168, frame 464 | Tuominen, Risto; Palm, Petteri; Iihola, Antti | Imbera Electronics Oy | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 14, 2013 Reel 31635, frame 968 | Imbera Electronics Oy | GE Embedded Electronics Oy | Change of Name |
| Feb 5, 2020 Reel 51730, frame 868 | GE Embedded Electronics Oy | Imberatek, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 5, 2020 Reel 52853, frame 153 | Acacia Research Group LLC; American Vehicular Sciences LLC; Bonutti Skeletal Innovations LLC; Cellular Communications Equipment LLC; Innovative Display Technologies LLC; Lifeport Sciences LLC; Limestone Memory Systems LLC; Merton Acquisition Holdco LLC; Mobile Enhancement Solutions LLC; Monarch Networking Solutions LLC; Nexus Display Technologies LLC; Parthenon Unified Memory Architecture LLC; R2 Solutions LLC; Saint Lawrence Communications LLC; Stingray IP Solutions LLC; Super Interconnect Technologies LLC; Teleconference Systems LLC; Unification Technologies LLC | Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LP, as Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Jul 8, 2020 Reel 53654, frame 254 | Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LP | Acacia Research Group LLC; American Vehicular Sciences LLC; Bonutti Skeletal Innovations LLC; Cellular Communications Equipment LLC; Innovative Display Technologies LLC; Lifeport Sciences LLC; Limestone Memory Systems LLC; Mobile Enhancement Solutions LLC; Monarch Networking Solutions LLC; Nexus Display Technologies LLC; Parthenon Unified Memory Architecture LLC; R2 Solutions LLC; Saint Lawrence Communications LLC; Stingray IP Solutions LLC; Super Interconnect Technologies LLC; Teleconference Systems LLC; Unification Technologies LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Jul 8, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LP | Acacia Research Group LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Jul 8, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LP | American Vehicular Sciences LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Jul 8, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LP | Bonutti Skeletal Innovations LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Jul 8, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LP | Cellular Communications Equipment LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Jul 8, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LP | Innovative Display Technologies LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Jul 8, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LP | Lifeport Sciences LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Jul 8, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LP | Limestone Memory Systems LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Jul 8, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LP | Mobile Enhancement Solutions LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Jul 8, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LP | Monarch Networking Solutions LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Jul 8, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LP | Nexus Display Technologies LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Jul 8, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LP | Parthenon Unified Memory Architecture LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Jul 8, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LP | R2 Solutions LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Jul 8, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LP | Saint Lawrence Communications LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Jul 8, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LP | Stingray IP Solutions LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Jul 8, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LP | Super Interconnect Technologies LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Jul 8, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LP | Teleconference Systems LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Jul 8, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LP | Unification Technologies LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Oct 20, 2020 Reel 54134, frame 172 | Acacia Research Group LLC; R2 Solutions LLC | Imberatek, LLC | Statement Regarding Security Interest Incorrectly Recorded Against Patents |
| Dec 30, 2020 Reel 54981, frame 377 | Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LP | R2 Solutions LLC | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Assignee Name Previously Recorded on Reel 053654 Frame 0254. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Release of Security Interest Granted Pursuant to the Patent Security Agreement Previously Recorded. |
| Mar 29, 2021 Reel 56832, frame 1 | R2 Solutions LLC | Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LP, as Collateral Agent | Corrective Assignment to Correct the the Assignor Name Previously Recorded at Reel: 052853 Frame: 0153. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
Sources
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Maintenance fee events come from USPTO's own fee records. Its fee lookup asks for the patent number and the application number.
What's changing
Mar 2028
Term ends Mar 22, 2028. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 646 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
35
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% 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.