Also listed on VC Brands, LLC, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends no later than Feb 17, 2037 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Feb 17, 2037
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 Visual Comfort LLC
Filed Jan 11, 2019 as application 16/246,162 · Granted Sep 1, 2020
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2017
2037
Clock starts
Feb 17, 2017
Feb 17, 2017
Ends no later than
Feb 17, 2037
Feb 17, 2037
Granted
Sep 1, 2020
Sep 1, 2020
base term
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
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.
1 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.
3
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. 1 of 3 maintenance fees is 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 Feb 17, 2017, when application 15/436,142, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jan 11, 2019) | Feb 17, 2037 | 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 | 1 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | no later than Feb 17, 2037 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 10,208,905 | In force Apr 2037 | Apr 2037 |
| US D874,052 | In force Jan 2035 | Jan 2035 |
| US 10,760,749 | this patent no later than Feb 2037 | no later than Feb 2037 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2019 Reel 48881, frame 649 | Lavin, Sean; Ungaro, James Gerard | Generation Brands LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 17, 2021 Reel 56266, frame 543 | Generation Brands LLC | VC Brands, LLC | Change of Name |
| Jul 26, 2021 Reel 56973, frame 410 | Sea Gull Lighting Products LLC; VC Brands, LLC F/K/A Encompass Lighting Group; Tech Lighting L.L.C.; Visual Comfort & Co. | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Collateral Agent | Security Agreement (First Lien) |
| Jul 26, 2021 Reel 56973, frame 493 | Sea Gull Lighting Products LLC; VC Brands, LLC F/K/A Encompass Lighting Group; Tech Lighting L.L.C.; Visual Comfort & Co. | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Collateral Agent | Security Agreement (Second Lien) |
| Jul 26, 2021 Reel 57043, frame 955 | Sea Gull Lighting Products LLC; VC Brands, LLC F/K/A Encompass Lighting Group; Tech Lighting L.L.C.; Visual Comfort & Co. | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Collateral Agent | Security Agreement (ABL) |
| Apr 15, 2024 Reel 67103, frame 901 | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch | Sea Gull Lighting Products LLC; VC Brands, LLC (FKA Encompass Lighting Group); Tech Lighting L.L.C.; Visual Comfort & Co. | Release (REEL 056973 / Frame 0493) |
| Apr 15, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch | Sea Gull Lighting Products LLC | Release (REEL 056973 / Frame 0493) |
| Apr 15, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch | VC Brands, LLC (FKA Encompass Lighting Group) | Release (REEL 056973 / Frame 0493) |
| Apr 15, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch | Tech Lighting L.L.C. | Release (REEL 056973 / Frame 0493) |
| Apr 15, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch | Visual Comfort & Co. | Release (REEL 056973 / Frame 0493) |
| Jun 18, 2026 Reel 75007, frame 227 | Visual Comfort of America LLLC | Visual Comfort LLC | Merger |
| Jul 23, 2026 Reel 76071, frame 364 | VC Brands, LLC | Visual Comfort LLC | Change of Name |
Sources
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Maintenance fee events come from USPTO's own fee records. Its fee lookup asks for the patent number and the application number.
What's changing
Feb 2037
Term ends no later than Feb 17, 2037. 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 Feb 17, 2037. We will not guess the cap.
Citations
1
later US patent cites this one
That is below the median of utility patents granted in 2020 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.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.