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Heat Sink with Bi-Directional LED Light Source

US 10,502,407 In force
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Term ends Jun 26, 2038 · High confidence

Filed Jun 26, 2018 as application 16/019,329 · Granted Dec 10, 2019
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2018 2038
Clock starts
Jun 26, 2018
Term ends
Jun 26, 2038
Granted
Dec 10, 2019
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.
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Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
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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.
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Family applications on record here
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This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. 1 of 3 maintenance fees is paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record

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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Jun 26, 2018, when this application, 16/019,329, was filedJun 26, 2038High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events1 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderJun 26, 2038High confidence

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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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Apr 6, 2021
Reel 55842, frame 16
Spiro, Daniel S.Exposure Illumination Architects, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Aug 16, 2021
Reel 57186, frame 855
Spiro, Daniel S.Exposure Illumination Architects, Inc.Corrective Assignment to Correct the Remove Application Number Previously Recorded at Reel: 055842 Frame: 0016. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment.
Aug 21, 2026
Reel 75740, frame 710
Exposure Illumination Architects, Inc.Barn 4260 LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest

Sources

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