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Opalux Incorporated

6 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
1 more in force is now held by another company
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

Recorded under 2 name spellings.

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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.
  • 1 fee due Feb 4, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Tunable photonic crystal composition (US 9,096,764) comes due Feb 4, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 4, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jun 15, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Photonic crystal combinatorial sensor (US 9,213,000) comes due Jun 15, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 15, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Oct 12, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Tunable bragg stack (US 9,310,630) comes due Oct 12, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 12, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

  • 1 term has 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.

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PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 9,310,630Tunable bragg stack
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US 8,861,072Tunable Bragg stack
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US 9,096,764Tunable photonic crystal composition
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US 9,213,000Photonic crystal combinatorial sensor
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US 9,726,783Methods and systems for thermal printing of photonic crystal materials, and thermally printable photonic crystal materials and assemblies
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US 10,076,923Thermochromic material
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Also on record, not counted in the 6: 1 patent in force now held by others · 5 lapsed for an unpaid fee. List them

Sources and methods

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

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