Also listed on Raytheon Command and Control Solutions LLC, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Sep 24, 2031 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jan 29, 2030
Filed Jan 29, 2010 as application 12/696,196 · Granted Feb 18, 2014
Base term plus 603 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2010
2031
Clock starts
Jan 29, 2010
Jan 29, 2010
Term ends
Sep 24, 2031
Sep 24, 2031
Granted
Feb 18, 2014
Feb 18, 2014
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
603
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 603 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
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Jan 29, 2010, when this application, 12/696,196, was filed | Jan 29, 2030 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +603 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Sep 24, 2031 | 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 | Sep 24, 2031 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 2010 Reel 23869, frame 670 | Tyler, Ross E. | Thales-Raytheon Systems Company LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 5, 2016 Reel 39255, frame 62 | Thales-Raytheon Systems Company LLC | Raytheon Command and Control Solutions LLC | Change of Name |
Sources
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What's changing
Sep 2031
Term ends Sep 24, 2031. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 603 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
5
later US patents cite this one
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