Collateral for a security interest recorded Sep 3, 2020 (I4F International B.V.).
Term ends Sep 11, 2030 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jun 14, 2030
Held by I4F Licensing N.V.
Filed Dec 15, 2015 as application 14/969,576 · Granted Aug 21, 2018
Base term plus 89 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2010
2030
Clock starts
Jun 14, 2010
Jun 14, 2010
Term ends
Sep 11, 2030
Sep 11, 2030
Granted
Aug 21, 2018
Aug 21, 2018
base term
patent term adjustment
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
89
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.
12
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 runs 89 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 Jun 14, 2010, when application PCT/NL2010/050365, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Dec 15, 2015) | Jun 14, 2030 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +89 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Sep 11, 2030 | 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 | Sep 11, 2030 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,745,952 | In force Jun 2030 | Jun 2030 |
| US 8,978,336 | In force no later than Jun 2030 | no later than Jun 2030 |
| US 9,217,250 | In force Jun 2030 | Jun 2030 |
| US 10,053,868 | this patent Sep 2030 | Sep 2030 |
| US 10,738,479 | In force Jun 2030 | Jun 2030 |
| US 10,738,478 | In force Jun 2030 | Jun 2030 |
| US 10,738,480 | In force Jun 2030 | Jun 2030 |
| US 10,738,481 | In force Jun 2030 | Jun 2030 |
8 of 12 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. 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 15, 2015 Reel 37295, frame 525 | Perra, Antonio Giuseppe; Zweed, Sander Gordon | 4SIGHT Innovation B.V. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 15, 2015 Reel 37295, frame 732 | 4SIGHT Innovation B.V. | Innovations 4 Flooring Holding N. V. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 11, 2020 Reel 51781, frame 61 | INNOVATIONS4FLOORING Holding N.V. | I4F Licensing N.V. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 11, 2020 Reel 51882, frame 287 | Innovations 4 Flooring Holding N.V. | Innovations 4FLOORING Holding Curacao N.V. | Change of Name |
| Feb 11, 2020 Reel 51882, frame 317 | Innovations 4FLOORING Holding Curacao N.V. | INNOVATIONS4FLOORING Holding Curacao N.V. | Change of Name |
| Feb 11, 2020 Reel 51882, frame 368 | INNOVATIONS4FLOORING Holding Curacao N.V. | INNOVATIONS4FLOORING Holding N.V. | Change of Name |
| Sep 3, 2020 Reel 54157, frame 625 | I4F Licensing N.V. | I4F International B.V. | Patent Security Agreement |
| Apr 29, 2024 Reel 67260, frame 496 | I4F Licensing N.V. | I4F Licensing N.V. | Change of Address |
| Jul 2, 2025 Reel 71800, frame 403 | I4F Licensing N.V. | BNP Paribas Fortis N.V. | Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Sep 2030
Term ends Sep 11, 2030. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 89 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
16
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% 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.