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Also listed on Viasystems, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.

Term ends Mar 9, 2033 · High confidence

Filed May 29, 2012 as application 13/482,702 · Granted Apr 21, 2015
Base term plus 284 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
2012 2033
Clock starts
May 29, 2012
Term ends
Mar 9, 2033
Granted
Apr 21, 2015
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
284
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.

This patent's term runs 284 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. 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.
StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts May 29, 2012, when this application, 13/482,702, was filedMay 29, 2032High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+284 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordMar 9, 2033High confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events2 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderMar 9, 2033High 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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Jun 14, 2012
Reel 28379, frame 275
White, GilDdi Global Corp.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Dec 31, 2013
Reel 31863, frame 129
Ddi Global Corp.Viasystems North America Operations, Inc.Change of Name
Jan 10, 2014
Reel 31937, frame 500
Viasystems North America Operations, Inc.Viasystems Technologies Corp., L.L.C.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jun 8, 2015
Reel 35851, frame 928
TTM Technologies, Inc.; Viasystems, Inc.; Viasystems Technologies Corp., L.L.C.JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative AgentPatent Security Agreement-Term
Jun 8, 2015
Reel 35858, frame 890
TTM Technologies, Inc.; Viasystems, Inc.; Viasystems Technologies Corp., L.L.C.JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative AgentPatent Security Agreement-Abl
Sep 9, 2019
Reel 50314, frame 305
Viasystems Technologies Corp., L.L.C.TTM Technologies North America, LLCChange of Name
May 30, 2023
Reel 63804, frame 702
Telephonics Corporation; TTM Technologies, Inc.; TTM Technologies North America, LLCJPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative AgentPatent Security Agreement (ABL)
May 30, 2023
Reel 63804, frame 745
Telephonics Corporation; TTM Technologies, Inc.; TTM Technologies North America, LLCJPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative AgentPatent Security Agreement (TERM Loan)
Jun 2, 2026
Reel 75843, frame 247
TTM Technologies, Inc.; TTM Technologies North America, LLC; Telephonics CorporationJPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative AgentSecurity Interest
Jun 2, 2026
Reel 75679, frame 852
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative AgentTelephonics Corporation; TTM Technologies, Inc.; TTM Technologies North America, LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (063804/0702)
Jun 2, 2026
Reel 75681, frame 922
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative AgentTTM Technologies, Inc. (Formerly Known as Viasystems Group, Inc. and Viasystems, Inc.); TTM Technologies North America, LLC (Formerly Known as Viasystems Technologies Corp., L.L.C.)Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (035858/0890)
Jun 2, 2026
reel/frame not recorded
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative AgentTelephonics CorporationRelease of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (063804/0702)
Jun 2, 2026
reel/frame not recorded
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative AgentTTM Technologies, Inc.Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (063804/0702)
Jun 2, 2026
reel/frame not recorded
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative AgentTTM Technologies North America, LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (063804/0702)
Jun 2, 2026
reel/frame not recorded
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative AgentTTM Technologies, Inc. (Formerly Known as Viasystems Group, Inc. and Viasystems, Inc.)Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (035858/0890)
Jun 2, 2026
reel/frame not recorded
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative AgentTTM Technologies North America, LLC (Formerly Known as Viasystems Technologies Corp., L.L.C.)Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (035858/0890)

Sources

Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO

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