Also listed on Long Range 2, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Nov 16, 2032 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Feb 11, 2031
Held by Long Range Solutions, LLC
Filed Feb 11, 2011 as application 12/931,828 · Granted Apr 10, 2018
Base term plus 644 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2011
2032
Clock starts
Feb 11, 2011
Feb 11, 2011
Term ends
Nov 16, 2032
Nov 16, 2032
Granted
Apr 10, 2018
Apr 10, 2018
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
644
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 644 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.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Feb 11, 2011, when this application, 12/931,828, was filed | Feb 11, 2031 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +644 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Nov 16, 2032 | 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 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Nov 16, 2032 | 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 19, 2011 Reel 25985, frame 294 | Lovegreen, Kenneth J. | Long Range Systems, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 27, 2012 Reel 28856, frame 548 | Long Range Systems, Inc. | Long Range 2, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Aug 30, 2012 Reel 28878, frame 658 | Long Range 2, Inc. | Long Range Systems, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 16, 2013 Reel 30228, frame 945 | Long Range Systems, LLC | Comerica Bank, a Texas Banking Association | Security Agreement |
| Nov 9, 2020 Reel 54314, frame 323 | Comerica Bank | Long Range Systems, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 19, 2020 Reel 54419, frame 479 | Long Range Systems, LLC | Long Range Solutions, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
USPTO account required: This application in Patent Center · USPTO's maintenance fee lookup
Maintenance fee events come from USPTO's own fee records. Its fee lookup asks for the patent number and the application number.
What's changing
Nov 2032
Term ends Nov 16, 2032. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 644 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
14
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2018 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.