Term ends Aug 15, 2032 · High confidence
Filed Sep 15, 2015 as application 29/539,541 · Granted Aug 15, 2017
Base term, 15 years from grant
Today
2017
2032
Clock starts
Aug 15, 2017
Aug 15, 2017
Term ends
Aug 15, 2032
Aug 15, 2032
base term
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
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15 years from grant
Base term
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| Base term, 15 years from grant | Granted Aug 15, 2017 | Aug 15, 2032 | 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 |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Aug 15, 2032 | High confidence |
This family
| US D794,797 | this patent Aug 2032 | Aug 2032 |
| US D829,912 | In force Oct 2033 | Oct 2033 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2015 Reel 36801, frame 338 | Tran, Hiep; Warnick, Thomas; Hiltz, Sandra; Lanzaro, Michael; Tobin, Gregory J. | L-3 Communications Security and Detection Systems, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 18, 2020 Reel 51947, frame 263 | L-3 Communications Security and Detection Systems, Inc. | L3 Security & Detection Systems, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Apr 1, 2021 Reel 55817, frame 808 | L-3 Communications Security and Detection Systems, Inc. | L3 Security & Detection Systems, Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Application Numbers 62/869,350, 62/924,077 Previously Recorded at Reel: 051947 Frame: 0263. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Change of Name. |
| Jul 21, 2021 Reel 56944, frame 462 | L3 Security and Detection Systems, Inc. | Leidos Security Detection and Automation Inc. | Change of Name |
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