Term ends Dec 23, 2036 · High confidence
20-year base term ends May 3, 2030
Held by Intel Benelux B.V.
Filed May 3, 2010 as application 12/772,466 · Granted Apr 6, 2021
Base term plus 2426 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2010
2036
Clock starts
May 3, 2010
May 3, 2010
Term ends
Dec 23, 2036
Dec 23, 2036
Granted
Apr 6, 2021
Apr 6, 2021
base term
patent term adjustment
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
2,426
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
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.
This patent's term runs 2426 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 1 of 3 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 May 3, 2010, when this application, 12/772,466, was filed | May 3, 2030 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +2426 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Dec 23, 2036 | 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 | 1 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Dec 23, 2036 | High confidence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2010 Reel 24605, frame 932 | Kimmel, Ron; Bronstein, Michael; Bronstein, Alexander; Zeiler, Eitan | Technion Research & Development Foundation Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 13, 2013 Reel 29803, frame 586 | Invision Biometrics Ltd. | Intel Benelux B.V. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 27, 2013 Reel 31516, frame 368 | Invision Biometrics Ltd. | Intel Benelux B. V. | Corrective Document to Correct the Nature of Conveyance to a License Agreement, Previously Recorded on Reel 029803 Frame 0586. |
Sources
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What's changing
Dec 2036
Term ends Dec 23, 2036. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 2426 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
3
later US patents cite this one
That is above the median 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
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.