Term ends Jan 3, 2032 · High confidence
20-year base term ends May 12, 2030
Held by Lahjavida, Inc.
Filed May 12, 2010 as application 12/778,569 · Granted Jul 24, 2018
Base term plus 601 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2010
2032
Clock starts
May 12, 2010
May 12, 2010
Term ends
Jan 3, 2032
Jan 3, 2032
Granted
Jul 24, 2018
Jul 24, 2018
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
601
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
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.
This patent's term runs 601 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. 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 May 12, 2010, when this application, 12/778,569, was filed | May 12, 2030 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +601 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jan 3, 2032 | 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 | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jan 3, 2032 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2010 Reel 24587, frame 342 | Krutak, James J, PHD; Small, Lyle; Henary, Maged, PHD; Patonay, Gabor, PHD | Chromatic Tecnologies, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 21, 2014 Reel 33584, frame 365 | Krutak, James J.; Henary, Maged; Patonay, Gabor | Chromatic Technologies, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 19, 2015 Reel 34744, frame 654 | Krutak, James J.; Small, Lyle; Henary, Maged; Patonay, Gabor | Chromatic Technologies, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 1, 2018 Reel 45677, frame 817 | Chromatic Technologies, Inc. | Lahjavida, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 21, 2025 Reel 73672, frame 451 | Lahjavida, LLC | Lahjavida, Inc. | Change of Name |
Sources
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What's changing
Jan 2032
Term ends Jan 3, 2032. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 601 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
4
later US patents cite this one
That is above the median 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
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.