Term ends Apr 15, 2031 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Apr 15, 2031
Held by Azumo, Inc.
Filed Feb 25, 2019 as application 16/284,024 · Granted Oct 13, 2020
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2011
2031
Clock starts
Apr 15, 2011
Apr 15, 2011
Term ends
Apr 15, 2031
Apr 15, 2031
Granted
Oct 13, 2020
Oct 13, 2020
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.
No effect
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 9,651,729, to Apr 15, 2031. The term already ends on or before that date, so the cap shortened nothing.
1 of 2
Maintenance fees paid
Two maintenance fees can end this term early, the ones due 3.5 and 7.5 years from grant; the third one's grace period runs past the term end. This counts the ones the record shows paid.
8
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 resolved from the filed document, and it ends no earlier than this term, so it shortens nothing. 1 of 2 maintenance fees is 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 Apr 15, 2011, when application 13/088,167, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Feb 25, 2019) | Apr 15, 2031 | 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 resolved from the filed document (refs US 9,651,729) | resolves to Apr 15, 2031, no earlier than this term, so no change | High confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 1 of 2 maintenance fees paid | In force (reinstated) | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Apr 15, 2031 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,028,123 | In force Feb 2032 | Feb 2032 |
| US 9,557,473 | In force (reinstated) Jul 2031 | Jul 2031 |
| US 9,651,729 | In force (reinstated) Jun 2031 | Jun 2031 |
| US 10,215,905 | In force Jun 2031 | Jun 2031 |
| US 10,802,196 | this patent Apr 2031 | Apr 2031 |
| US 11,275,204 | In force Apr 2031 | Apr 2031 |
| US 11,828,966 | In force no later than Apr 2031 | no later than Apr 2031 |
| US 12,366,698 | In force Apr 2031 | Apr 2031 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2019 Reel 49913, frame 775 | Coleman, Zane; Nichol, Anthony John | Flex Lighting II, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 12, 2022 Reel 61065, frame 860 | Azumo, Inc. | Venture Lending & Leasing IX, Inc.; Wti Fund X, Inc. | Security Interest |
| Sep 12, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Azumo, Inc. | Venture Lending & Leasing IX, Inc. | Security Interest |
| Sep 12, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Azumo, Inc. | Wti Fund X, Inc. | Security Interest |
| Dec 17, 2025 Reel 74291, frame 241 | Flex Lighting II, LLC | Azumo, Inc. | Change of Name |
Sources
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What's changing
Apr 2031
Term ends Apr 15, 2031. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Terminal disclaimer
A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 9,651,729, ends no earlier than this term, so it caps nothing.
Citations
24
later US patents cite this one
That is top 10% 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
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.