Term ends no later than Nov 29, 2036 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 29, 2036
In force on USPTO's status record and by its fee record. A terminal disclaimer on file may shorten this term, possibly to a date already past; its reference document is unresolved, so the date above is an upper bound and no earlier date is guessed.
Held by Microvision, Inc.
Filed Dec 29, 2017 as application 15/859,170 · Granted Jul 3, 2018
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2016
2036
Clock starts
Nov 29, 2016
Nov 29, 2016
Ends no later than
Nov 29, 2036
Nov 29, 2036
Granted
Jul 3, 2018
Jul 3, 2018
base term
fee events
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
No prosecution delay on this record.
Unresolved
Terminal disclaimer
On file, reference document not resolved, so the date above is an upper bound. We do not guess the cap.
2 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.
6
Family applications on record here
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer is on file with no resolved reference, so no cap is applied and none is guessed. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: Medium. 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 Nov 29, 2016, when application 15/364,085, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Dec 29, 2017) | Nov 29, 2036 | 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 | Disclaimer on file (approved), reference document not resolved | no cap applied, and none guessed | Medium confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | no later than Nov 29, 2036 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 10,557,940 | In force May 2038 | May 2038 |
| US 9,823,353 | In force Nov 2036 | Nov 2036 |
| US 9,857,468 | In force Nov 2036 | Nov 2036 |
| US 9,874,635 | In force Nov 2036 | Nov 2036 |
| US 9,958,545 | In force Nov 2036 | Nov 2036 |
| US 10,012,732 | this patent no later than Nov 2036 | no later than Nov 2036 |
The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 2017 Reel 44509, frame 1 | Eichenholz, Jason M.; Russell, Austin K.; Campbell, Scott R.; Villeneuve, Alain; Cleye, Rodger W.; Lachapelle, Joseph G.; Weed, Matthew D.; Martin, Lane A. | Luminar Technologies, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 18, 2021 Reel 57822, frame 44 | Lazr, Inc. | Luminar Holdco, LLC | Merger |
| Oct 18, 2021 Reel 57841, frame 860 | Luminar Technologies, Inc. | Lazr, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Oct 18, 2021 Reel 57841, frame 956 | Luminar Holdco, LLC | Luminar, LLC | Change of Name |
| Jul 25, 2023 Reel 64371, frame 452 | Luminar, LLC | Luminar Technologies, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 6, 2024 Reel 69312, frame 669 | Luminar Technologies, Inc.; Luminar , LLC; Freedom Photonics LLC | Glas Trust Company LLC | Security Interest |
| Nov 6, 2024 Reel 69312, frame 713 | Liminar Technologies, Inc.; Luminar, LLC; Freedom Photonics LLC | Glas Trust Company LLC | Security Interest |
| Nov 27, 2024 Reel 69990, frame 772 | Luminar Technologies, Inc.; Luminar , LLC; Freedom Photonics LLC | Glas Trust Company LLC | Corrective Assignment to Correct the the Name of the First Conveying Party Previously Recorded at Reel: 69312 Frame: 713. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
| Feb 4, 2026 Reel 74944, frame 658 | Glas Trust Company LLC | Luminar Technologies, Inc.; Luminar LLC | Partial Release of Security Interest in Patents and Trademarks |
| Feb 4, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Glas Trust Company LLC | Luminar Technologies, Inc. | Partial Release of Security Interest in Patents and Trademarks |
| Feb 4, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Glas Trust Company LLC | Luminar LLC | Partial Release of Security Interest in Patents and Trademarks |
| Feb 6, 2026 Reel 74733, frame 220 | Glas Trust Company LLC | Luminar Technologies, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 6, 2026 Reel 75282, frame 141 | Luminar Technologies, Inc. | Microvision, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Nov 2036
Term ends no later than Nov 29, 2036. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
A terminal disclaimer is on file and its reference is not resolved. No cap is applied and none is guessed
Open question
A terminal disclaimer is on file (approved) and its reference document is not resolved. A disclaimer would cap the term earlier than Nov 29, 2036. We will not guess the cap.
Citations
143
later US patents cite this one
That is top 5% of utility patents granted in 2018 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
This computed term ends no later than the date shown; an unresolved terminal disclaimer may end it earlier. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
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