Collateral for a security interest recorded Jan 12, 2016 (Toronto Dominion (Texas) LLC).
Term ends Feb 27, 2029 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Jul 16, 2024
Filed Jul 16, 2004 as application 10/892,410 · Granted Nov 30, 2010
Base term plus 1687 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2004
2029
Clock starts
Jul 16, 2004
Jul 16, 2004
Term ends
Feb 27, 2029
Feb 27, 2029
Granted
Nov 30, 2010
Nov 30, 2010
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
1,687
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
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.
This patent's term runs 1687 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. 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 Jul 16, 2004, when this application, 10/892,410, was filed | Jul 16, 2024 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +1687 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Feb 27, 2029 | 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 27, 2029 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2004 Reel 15590, frame 282 | Sample, Chad | Tvi Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 26, 2007 Reel 18972, frame 493 | Tvi Corporation | Branch Banking and Trust Company | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 12, 2010 Reel 24218, frame 424 | Tvi Corporation; Capa Manufacturing Corporation; Safety Tech International, Inc.; Signature Special Event Services, Inc. | Immediate Response Technologies | Merger |
| Feb 25, 2014 Reel 32332, frame 375 | Immediate Response Technologies, Inc. | Immediate Response Technologies, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 7, 2014 Reel 32410, frame 173 | Immediate Response Technologies, LLC | BFG Investment Holdings, LLC | Security Agreement |
| Oct 9, 2015 Reel 36827, frame 574 | Branch Banking and Trust Company | Tvi Corporation | Release of Patent Security Interest at Reel/Frame: 18972/0493 |
| Oct 9, 2015 Reel 36827, frame 580 | BFG Investment Holdings, LLC | Immediate Response Technologies, LLC | Release of Patent Security Interest at Reel/Frame: 32410/0173 |
| Jan 12, 2016 Reel 37463, frame 213 | Immediate Response Technologies, LLC | Toronto Dominion (Texas) LLC | Security Interest |
| Dec 2, 2024 Reel 69456, frame 785 | Airboss Defense Group, LLC | Great Rock Capital Partners, LLC | Security Interest |
| Dec 4, 2024 Reel 69484, frame 759 | Airboss Defense Group, LLC | The Toronto-dominion Bank, As Agent | Security Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Feb 2029
Term ends Feb 27, 2029. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 1687 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
8
later US patents cite this one
That is below the median of utility patents granted in 2010 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
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