3LED, Inc.

46 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026

Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

Previously recorded as Fusion Optix, Inc. (to 2025)

Ending by 2030

Jan 2028

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When these terms end

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Fee deadlines

Maintenance fees fall due 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years after grant. A missed fee ends a patent at the end of the six month grace period that follows, not on the due date.

2 fees due Dec 25 to 27, 2026 · next Dec 25
2 fees due Feb 1 to 8, 2027 · next Feb 1
3 fees due Jul 16 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 16
1 fee due Aug 27, 2027
The maintenance fee for Lighting Assembly with Light Source Array and Light-Directing Optical Element (US 11,913,613) comes due Aug 27, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 28, 2028, it lapses early.
1 fee due Sep 5, 2027
The maintenance fee for Light fixture and light fixture assemblies with electrically controlled lighting distributions for installed panel systems (US 11,921,315) comes due Sep 5, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 6, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

7 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026

Patents held now

Soonest term end first. Each date below is computed on that patent's own page, which shows the rule, the adjustments and the fee history it was derived from.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 7,722,224	Illuminating Device Incorporating a High Clarity Scattering Layer In force Term ends Jan 11, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 11, 2028	High confidence
US 7,914,192	Enhanced Light Diffusing Sheet In force Term ends Jul 23, 2028 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 23, 2028	Medium confidence
US D717,973	Light bulb In force Term ends Nov 18, 2028 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Nov 18, 2028	From the USPTO record
US D719,282	Light bulb In force Term ends Dec 9, 2028 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Dec 9, 2028	From the USPTO record
US 7,991,257	Method of Manufacturing an Optical Composite In force Term ends Oct 21, 2029 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 21, 2029	Medium confidence
US 8,721,152	Light Emitting Devices and Applications Thereof In force Term ends Sep 20, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 20, 2030	High confidence
US 8,948,564	Spline Lamp with Opposing Light Source Orientation In force Term ends Dec 2, 2030 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 2, 2030	Medium confidence
US 8,953,926	Spline Optic and Lighting Device In force Term ends Feb 3, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 3, 2031	High confidence
US 8,761,565	Arcuate Lightguide and Light Emitting Device Comprising the Same In force Term ends May 16, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 16, 2031	High confidence
US 8,794,812	Light Emitting Devices and Applications Thereof In force Term ends Jul 13, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 13, 2031	High confidence

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Also on record, not counted in the 46: 6 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 11 ended at full term · 1 past the fee grace period. List them

Sources and methods

Compiled from the USPTO record, grants, published applications and recorded assignments, not yet reviewed by hand. How this record was built

Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

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