Term ends Aug 18, 2027 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 8, 2027
Filed Jan 19, 2012 as application 13/354,167 · Granted Apr 26, 2016
Base term plus 163 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2007
2027
Clock starts
Mar 8, 2007
Mar 8, 2007
Term ends
Aug 18, 2027
Aug 18, 2027
Granted
Apr 26, 2016
Apr 26, 2016
base term
patent term adjustment
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
163
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 2
Maintenance fees paid
Two maintenance fees can end this term early, the ones due 3.5 and 7.5 years from grant; the third one's grace period runs past the term end. 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 163 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 2 of 2 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.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Mar 8, 2007, when application 11/715,338, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jan 19, 2012) | Mar 8, 2027 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +163 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Aug 18, 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 | 2 of 2 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Aug 18, 2027 | High confidence |
This family
| Application 11/715,338 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| Application PCT/US2008/003038 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 9,324,229 | this patent Aug 2027 | Aug 2027 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2016 Reel 39362, frame 534 | Exelis Inc. | Harris Corporation | Merger |
| Nov 16, 2022 Reel 61792, frame 708 | Baillot, Yohan | ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 16, 2022 Reel 61951, frame 55 | ITT Manufacturing Enterprises LLC (Formerly Known as ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.) | Exelis Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Aug 2027
Term ends Aug 18, 2027. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 163 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
61
later US patents cite this one
That is top 10% of utility patents granted in 2016 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.