Collateral for a security interest recorded May 19, 2016 (Gci Capital Markets LLC).
Lapsed Feb 25, 2026 on the fee record · High confidence
20-year base term ended Apr 5, 2026
Third maintenance fee unpaid; grace period ended.
Held by Data Device Corporation
Filed Jun 1, 2011 as application 13/150,948 · Granted Feb 25, 2014
Base term, 20 years from filing, plus 126 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
Lapsed Feb 25, 2026
2006
2026
Clock starts
Apr 5, 2006
Apr 5, 2006
No longer in force
Feb 25, 2026
Feb 25, 2026
Granted
Feb 25, 2014
Feb 25, 2014
Term would have run to
Aug 9, 2026
Aug 9, 2026
base term
patent term adjustment
after the term ends
fee events
Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
126
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
2 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.
3
Family applications on record here
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
Its term would have run to Aug 9, 2026: its 20-year base term plus 126 days of term adjustment for prosecution delay. 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 Apr 5, 2006, when application 11/399,001, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jun 1, 2011) | Apr 5, 2026 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +126 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Aug 9, 2026 | 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 | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | lapsed Feb 25, 2026 | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Feb 25, 2026 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,032,889 | Lapsed on the fee record Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 |
| US 8,661,446 | this patent Feb 2026 | Feb 2026 |
| US 9,459,919 | In force no later than Dec 2026 | no later than Dec 2026 |
The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
Assignments
The 40 most recent of 85 recorded documents are shown; the 45 earliest are not. 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 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Teac Aerospace Technologies, Inc. | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Telair International GmbH | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Telair International AB | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Nordisk Aviation Products As | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Turntime Technologies AB | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Aerocontrolex Group, Inc. | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Transicoil Inc. | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Southco, Inc. | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Whippany Actuation Systems, LLC | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Young & Franklin Inc. | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Armtec Countermeasures Co. | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Advanced Input Devices, Inc. | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Armtec Defense Products Company | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Joslyn Sunbank Company LLC | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Leach International Corporation | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Souriau USA, Inc. | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | NMC Group, Inc. | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Ta Aerospace Co. | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Mason Electric Co. | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Korry Electronics Co. | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Palomar Products, Inc. | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Rolls-Royce PLC | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Memtron Technologies Co. | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Chelton, Inc. (N/K/A Chelton Avionics, Inc.) | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Simplex Manufacturing Co. | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Apical Industries, Inc. | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Aero-Instruments Co., LLC | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Airborne Systems NA, Inc. | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Harcosemco LLC | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Harco, LLC (N/K/A Harcosemco LLC) | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Pexco Aerospace, Inc. | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Telair US LLC | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Calspan Aero Systems Engineering, Inc. | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Calspan Systems, LLC | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Adams Rite Aerospace, Inc. | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Acme Aerospace, Inc. | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Schneller, Inc. | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Jun 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Cef Industries, Inc. | Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded September 20, 2023 at Reel/Frame 064973/0517 |
| Sep 20, 2024 Reel 68951, frame 1 | Transdigm Group Incorporated; Transdigm Inc.; Transdigm UK Holdings Limited; 17111 Waterview Pkwy LLC; 4455 Genesee Street, LLC; 4455 Genesee Properties, LLC; 703 City Center Boulevard, LLC; Acme Aerospace, Inc.; Adams Rite Aerospace, Inc.; Aerocontrolex Group, Inc.; Aerosonic LLC; Airborne Acquisition, Inc.; Airborne Global, Inc.; Airborne Holdings, Inc.; Airborne Systems NA Inc.; Airborne Systems North America Inc.; Airborne Systems North America of CA Inc.; Airborne Systems North America of NJ Inc.; Amsafe, Inc.; Amsafe Global Holdings, Inc.; Angus Electronics Co.; Apical Industries, Inc.; Arkwin Industries, Inc.; Armtec Countermeasures Co.; Armtec Countermeasures Tno Co.; Armtec Defense Products Co.; Ashford Properties, LLC; Auxitrol Weston USA, Inc.; Aviation Technologies, Inc.; Avionic Instruments LLC; Avionics Specialties, Inc.; Avtechtyee, Inc.; Beta Transformer Technology LLC; Breeze-Eastern LLC; Bridport Holdings, Inc.; Bridport-Air Carrier, Inc.; Bridport Erie Aviation, Inc.; Bruce Aerospace, Inc.; Calspan Aero Systems Engineering LLC; Calspan Air Facilities, LLC; Calspan Air Services, LLC; Calspan Ase Portugal, Inc.; Calspan Holdings, LLC; Calspan, LLC; Calspan Jets LLC; Calspan Systems LLC; Calspan Technology Acquisition LLC; Cda Intercorp LLC; Cef Industries, LLC; Champion Aerospace LLC; Chelton Avionics, Inc.; Chelton Avionics Holdings, Inc.; Chelton Defense Products, Inc.; CMC Electronics Aurora LLC; CPI Intermediate Holdings, Inc.; CPI International, Inc.; CPI Subsidiary Holdings LLC; CTHC LLC; Dart Aerospace USA, Inc.; Dart Buyer, Inc.; Dart Helicopter Services, Inc.; Dart Intermediate, Inc.; Dart Topco, Inc.; Data Device Corporation; Dukes Aerospace, Inc.; Electromech Technologies LLC; Esterline Europe Company LLC; Esterline International Company; Esterline Technologies Corporation; Esterline Technologies Sgip LLC; FPT Industries LLC; Genesee Holdings, LLC; Genesee Holdings II, LLC; Genesee Holdings III, LLC; Harcosemco LLC; Hartwell Corporation; Heli Tech, Inc.; Hytek Finishes Co.; Iceman Holdco, Inc.; Iceman Intermediate Midco, LLC; Ilc Holdings, Inc.; Janco Corporation; Johnson Liverpool LLC; Kirkhill Inc.; King Nutronics, LLC; Korry Electronics Co.; Leach Holding Corporation; Leach International Corporation; Leach Mexico Holding LLC; Leach Technology Group, Inc.; Marathonnorco Aerospace, Inc.; Mason Electric Co.; McKechnie Aerospace de, Inc.; McKechnie Aerospace Holdings, Inc.; McKechnie Aerospace US LLC; Medtherm Labs, LLC; Microwave Power Products, Inc.; Nat Seattle Inc.; NMC Group Inc.; Nordisk Aviation Products LLC; North Hills Signal Processing Corp.; North Hills Signal Processing Overseas LLC; Norwich Aero Products, Inc.; Offshore Helicopter Support Services, Inc.; Palomar Products, Inc.; Paravion Technology, Inc.; Pexco Aerospace, Inc.; Power Device Corporation; Pneudraulics, Inc.; Raptor Labs Holdco, LLC; Raptor Labs Intermediate, LLC; Schneller LLC; Semco Instruments, Inc.; Sensor Concepts, LLC; Shield Restraint Systems, Inc.; Simplex Manufacturing Co.; Skandia, Inc.; Skurka Aerospace Inc.; Space Electronics LLC; Symetrics Industries, LLC; Ta Aerospace Co.; Tactair Fluid Controls Inc.; TDG Esl Holdings Inc.; Teac Aerospace Technologies, Inc.; Telair US LLC; Testvonics, Inc.; Texas Rotronics, Inc.; Transicoil LLC; Whippany Actuation Systems, LLC; Young & Franklin Inc. | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. | Security Interest |
| Aug 26, 2025 Reel 72473, frame 485 | Transdigm Inc.; 17111 Waterview Pkwy LLC; 4455 Genesee Properties, LLC; 4455 Genesee Street, LLC; Acme Aerospace, Inc.; Adams Rite Aerospace, Inc.; Aerocontrolex Group, Inc.; Aerosonic LLC; Airborne Acquisition, Inc.; Airborne Global, Inc.; Airborne Holdings, Inc.; Airborne Systems NA Inc.; Airborne Systems North America Inc.; Airborne Systems North America of CA Inc.; Amsafe Global Holdings, Inc.; Amsafe, Inc.; Angus Electronics Co.; Apical Industries, Inc.; Arkwin Industries, Inc.; Armtec Countermeasures Co.; Armtec Countermeasures Tno Co.; Armtec Defense Products Co.; Ashford Properties, LLC; Auxitrol Weston USA, Inc.; Aviation Technologies, Inc.; Avionic Instruments LLC; Avionics Specialties, Inc.; Avtechtyee, Inc.; Beta Transformer Technology LLC; Breeze-Eastern LLC; Bridport Holdings, Inc.; Bridport-Air Carrier, Inc.; Bruce Aerospace Inc.; Calspan, LLC; Calspan Air Facilities, LLC; Calspan Air Services, LLC; Calspan Ase Portugal, Inc.; Calspan Holdings, LLC; Calspan Jets LLC; Calspan Technology Acquisition LLC; Cda Intercorp LLC; Cef Industries, LLC; Champion Aerospace LLC; Chelton Avionics Holdings, Inc.; Chelton Avionics, Inc.; Chelton Defense Products, Inc.; CMC Electronics Aurora LLC; CPI Edb Intermediate Holdings, Inc.; CPI Electon Device Business, Inc.; CTHC LLC; Dart Aerospace USA, Inc.; Dart Buyer, Inc.; Dart Helicopter Services, Inc.; Dart Intermediate, Inc.; Dart Topco, Inc.; Data Device Corporation; Dukes Aerospace, Inc.; Electromech Technologies LLC; Esterline Europe Company LLC; Esterline International Company; Esterline Technologies Corporation; Esterline Technologies Sgip LLC; FPT Industries LLC; Genesee Holdings, LLC; Genesee Holdings II, LLC; Genesse Holdings III, LLC; Harcosemco LLC; Hartwell Corporation; Heli Tech, Inc.; Hytek Finishes Co.; Iceman Holdco, Inc.; Ilc Holdings, Inc.; Janco Corporation; Johnson Liverpool LLC; King Nutronics, LLC; Kirkhill Inc.; Korry Electronics Co.; Leach Holding Corporation; Leach International Corporation; Leach Mexico Holding LLC; Leach Technology Group, Inc.; Marathonnorco Aerospace, Inc.; Mason Electric Co.; McKechnie Aerospace de, Inc.; McKechnie Aerospace Holdings, Inc.; McKechnie Aerospace US LLC; Medtherm Labs, LLC; Microwave Power Products, Inc.; Nat Seattle Inc.; NMC Group, Inc.; Nordisk Aviation Products LLC; North Hills Signal Processing Corp.; North Hills Signal Processing Overseas LLC; Norwich Aero Products, Inc.; Offshore Helicopter Support Services, Inc.; Palomar Products, Inc.; Paravion Technology, Inc.; Pexco Aerospace, Inc.; Pneudraulics, Inc.; Power Device Corporation; Raptor Labs Holdco, LLC; Raptor Labs Intermediate, LLC; Schneller LLC; Semco Instruments, Inc.; Sensor Concepts, LLC; Servotronics, Inc.; Shield Restraint Systems, Inc.; Simplex Manufacturing Co.; Skandia, Inc.; Skurka Aerospace Inc.; Space Electronics LLC; Symetrics Industries, LLC; Ta Aerospace Co.; Tactiar Fluid Controls, Inc.; TDG Esl Holdings Inc.; Teac Aerospace Technologies, Inc.; Telair US LLC; Testvonics, Inc.; Texas Rotronics, Inc.; Transicoil LLC; Whippany Actuation Systems, LLC; Young & Franklin Inc.; Airborne Systems North America of NJ Inc.; Bridport Erie Aviation, Inc.; Transdigm Group Incorporated; Transdigm UK Holdings Limited | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | Security Interest |
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