Term ends Dec 25, 2020 · Medium confidence
Statutory term ends Jan 19, 2027
Base term, 20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional · capped by a resolved terminal disclaimer
Today
20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional
Expired Dec 2020
2007
2027
Clock starts
Jan 19, 2007
Jan 19, 2007
Granted
Dec 25, 2012
Dec 25, 2012
No longer in force
Dec 25, 2020
Dec 25, 2020
Term would have run to
Jan 19, 2027
Jan 19, 2027
0
Days of PTA
38
Applications in this family
This patent's term is the statutory base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document caps it earlier. Confidence: Medium. from the record
How this date was computed
Every step shows its rule, its 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, 20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional | Clock starts Jan 19, 2007 | Jan 19, 2027 | High |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High |
| Patent term adjustment | None on file | no change | High |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | Disclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 7,570,860) | resolves to Jan 19, 2027, no earlier than this term, so no change | Medium |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High |
| Fee events | 1 of 3 maintenance fees paid | lapsed Dec 25, 2020 | High |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Dec 25, 2020 | Medium |
The computation, verbatim
base=20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional: 2007-01-19+20y | =2027-01-19 | PTA+0d=2027-01-19 | PTE:none | TD:approved | paid 4yr@2016-06-27; 8yr fee not paid - grace period ended 2020-12-25, expired as of grace end; USPTO recorded EXP. event(s) also on 2021-02-01 (administrative date - statutory grace end above governs) | status=expired-fees@2020-12-25 | TD-cap from disclaimer doc (refs 7570860) -> 2027-01-19
terminal disclaimer approved - true expiration may be capped to family sibling
This family
| US 7,570,860 | in-force | Jan 2027 |
| US 7,570,861 | in-force | Jan 2027 |
| Application PCT/US2008/051080 | pending | not computed |
| US 7,873,253 | in-force | Jan 2027 |
| US 7,873,252 | in-force | Jan 2027 |
| US 8,346,044 | expired-fees | Jan 2021 |
| US 8,340,490 | this patent | Dec 2020 |
| US 8,867,884 | in-force | Jan 2027 |
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 6, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | ADC Telecommunications, Inc. | Tyco Electronics Services GMBH | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 18, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Coburn, Hutch; Sjodin, Chad; Smrha, Mark | ADC Telecommunications, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 19, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | ADC Telecommunications, Inc. | Tyco Electronics Services GMBH | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 26, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Tyco Electronics Services GMBH | Commscope Emea Limited | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 29, 2015 Reel 37012, frame 1 | Commscope Emea Limited | Commscope Technologies LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 13, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Commscope Technologies LLC | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement (TERM) |
| Jan 13, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Commscope Technologies LLC | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement (ABL) |
| Apr 9, 2019 Reel 49260, frame 1 | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | Redwood Systems, Inc.; Allen Telecom LLC; Andrew LLC; Commscope, Inc. of North Carolina; Commscope Technologies LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 9, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | Redwood Systems, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 9, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | Allen Telecom LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 9, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | Andrew LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 9, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | Commscope, Inc. of North Carolina | Release of Security Interest |
Free plan: 3 watched companies. Pro: unlimited.
alerts on grants, lapses, transfers
Is this your company? Verify this record
What's changing
Disclaimer cap
This term is capped by a terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 7,570,860.
Citations
49
later US patents cite this one
That is top 5% of utility patents granted in 2012 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: base rule, PTA, PTE, disclaimer caps, fee overlay, 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.