Term ends May 3, 2033 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jun 21, 2032
Filed Jun 21, 2012 as application 13/529,248 · Granted Oct 21, 2014
Base term plus 316 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2012
2033
Clock starts
Jun 21, 2012
Jun 21, 2012
Term ends
May 3, 2033
May 3, 2033
Granted
Oct 21, 2014
Oct 21, 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
316
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.
3
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 316 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 21, 2012, when this application, 13/529,248, was filed | Jun 21, 2032 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +316 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | May 3, 2033 | 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 | May 3, 2033 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,869,157 | this patent May 2033 | May 2033 |
| US 8,996,533 | In force Jul 2033 | Jul 2033 |
| US 9,075,735 | Lapsed on the fee record Jul 2019 | Jul 2019 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 2012 Reel 29424, frame 342 | Raney, Kristopher Len; Goff, Eric David; Cook, Brent Aaron; Clifton, Ryan | Breakingpoint Systems, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 25, 2013 Reel 29698, frame 136 | Breakingpoint Systems, Inc. | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security Agreement |
| Feb 2, 2015 Reel 34870, frame 598 | Bank of America, N.A., Resigning Administrative Agent | Silicon Valley Bank, as Successor Administrative Agent | Notice of Substitution of Administrative Agent |
| Apr 24, 2017 Reel 42126, frame 181 | Silicon Valley Bank, as Successor Administrative Agent | Breakingpoint Systems, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 19, 2017 Reel 43898, frame 980 | Breakingpoint Systems, Inc. | Keysight Technologies Singapore (Holdings) Pte. Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 19, 2018 Reel 48225, frame 65 | Keysight Technologies Singapore (Holdings) Pte. Ltd. | Keysight Technologies Singapore (Sales) Pte. Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
May 2033
Term ends May 3, 2033. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 316 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
188
later US patents cite this one
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