Term ends no later than Jan 26, 2030 · Low confidence
20-year base term ends Jan 26, 2030
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 Azumo, Inc.
Filed Nov 4, 2019 as application 16/673,208 · Granted Mar 2, 2021
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2010
2030
Clock starts
Jan 26, 2010
Jan 26, 2010
Ends no later than
Jan 26, 2030
Jan 26, 2030
Granted
Mar 2, 2021
Mar 2, 2021
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.
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 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.
10
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 2 maintenance fees is paid so far. Confidence: Low. 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 Jan 26, 2010, when application PCT/US2010/022066, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Nov 4, 2019); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row) | Jan 26, 2030 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | A parent in the chain could not be resolved | dated from this application's own claim | Medium 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 2 maintenance fees paid | In force (reinstated) | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | no later than Jan 26, 2030 | Low confidence |
This family
| US 8,905,610 | In force Dec 2030 | Dec 2030 |
| US 8,764,262 | In force Sep 2030 | Sep 2030 |
| US 9,523,807 | In force (reinstated) Mar 2030 | Mar 2030 |
| US 10,175,413 | In force Mar 2030 | Mar 2030 |
| US 10,466,409 | In force Jan 2030 | Jan 2030 |
| US 10,935,716 | this patent no later than Jan 2030 | no later than Jan 2030 |
| US 11,256,025 | In force Jan 2030 | Jan 2030 |
| US 11,640,026 | In force Jan 2030 | Jan 2030 |
8 of 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2020 Reel 53396, frame 208 | 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
Jan 2030
Term ends no later than Jan 26, 2030. 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 Jan 26, 2030. We will not guess the cap.
Citations
17
later US patents cite this one
That is top 10% of utility patents granted in 2021 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.