Also listed on Corestreet, Ltd., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Sep 14, 2027 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Nov 19, 2024
Held by Assa Abloy AB
Filed Nov 19, 2004 as application 10/993,131 · Granted Apr 22, 2014
Base term plus 1029 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2004
2027
Clock starts
Nov 19, 2004
Nov 19, 2004
Term ends
Sep 14, 2027
Sep 14, 2027
Granted
Apr 22, 2014
Apr 22, 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
1,029
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 1029 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 19, 2004, when this application, 10/993,131, was filed | Nov 19, 2024 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +1029 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Sep 14, 2027 | 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 14, 2027 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2005 Reel 16378, frame 12 | Engberg, David | Corestreet, Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 16, 2005 Reel 16902, frame 444 | Corestreet, Ltd. | Assa Abloy Identification Technology Group AB | Security Agreement |
| Jan 26, 2007 Reel 18806, frame 814 | Assa Abloy Identification Technology Group AB | Assa Abloy AB | Assignment of Security Agreement |
| Oct 8, 2013 Reel 31361, frame 975 | Assa Abloy AB | Corestreet, Ltd. | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 11, 2014 Reel 32404, frame 759 | Corestreet Ltd. | Assa Abloy AB | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Sep 2027
Term ends Sep 14, 2027. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 1029 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
28
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2014 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.