Collateral for a security interest recorded Jul 6, 2015 (Wells Fargo, National Association).
Term ends Feb 25, 2033 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Feb 25, 2033
Held by Itron, Inc.
Filed Feb 25, 2013 as application 13/776,505 · Granted Jan 13, 2015
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2013
2033
Clock starts
Feb 25, 2013
Feb 25, 2013
Term ends
Feb 25, 2033
Feb 25, 2033
Granted
Jan 13, 2015
Jan 13, 2015
base term
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
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
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.
15
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 is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Feb 25, 2013, when this application, 13/776,505, was filed | Feb 25, 2033 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | None on file | no change | 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 | Feb 25, 2033 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,426,680 | In force Aug 2033 | Aug 2033 |
| US 8,958,506 | In force Feb 2033 | Feb 2033 |
| US 8,934,532 | this patent Feb 2033 | Feb 2033 |
| US 9,077,487 | In force Feb 2033 | Feb 2033 |
| US 9,252,998 | Lapsed on the fee record Feb 2020 | Feb 2020 |
| US 8,913,701 | Lapsed on the fee record Dec 2022 | Dec 2022 |
| US 9,014,307 | In force Jul 2033 | Jul 2033 |
| Application PCT/US2014/018408 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
8 of 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2014 Reel 32750, frame 729 | Seely, Danny Ray | Itron, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 6, 2015 Reel 36068, frame 231 | Itron, Inc. | Wells Fargo, National Association | Security Interest |
| Jan 8, 2018 Reel 45017, frame 893 | Itron, Inc.; Itron Networked Solutions, Inc. | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Security Interest |
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Feb 2033
Term ends Feb 25, 2033. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
14
later US patents cite this one
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