Collateral for a security interest recorded Nov 6, 2024 (Glas Trust Company LLC).
Term ends Sep 19, 2044 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Aug 31, 2041
Held by Luminar Technologies, Inc.
Filed Aug 31, 2021 as application 17/462,170 · Granted Feb 17, 2026
Base term plus 1115 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2021
2044
Clock starts
Aug 31, 2021
Aug 31, 2021
Term ends
Sep 19, 2044
Sep 19, 2044
Granted
Feb 17, 2026
Feb 17, 2026
base term
patent term adjustment
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
1,115
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
0 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 1115 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 0 of 3 maintenance fees are 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 Aug 31, 2021, when this application, 17/462,170, was filed | Aug 31, 2041 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +1115 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Sep 19, 2044 | 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 | 0 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Sep 19, 2044 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2021 Reel 57443, frame 205 | Bush, Adam R.; Eppler, Walter R.; Gomez, Kevin A. | Seagate Technology LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 17, 2023 Reel 63116, frame 289 | Seagate Technology LLC; Seagate Singapore International Headquarters Pte. Ltd. | Luminar Technologies, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 6, 2024 Reel 69312, frame 669 | Luminar Technologies, Inc.; Luminar , LLC; Freedom Photonics LLC | Glas Trust Company LLC | Security Interest |
| Nov 6, 2024 Reel 69312, frame 713 | Liminar Technologies, Inc.; Luminar, LLC; Freedom Photonics LLC | Glas Trust Company LLC | Security Interest |
| Nov 27, 2024 Reel 69990, frame 772 | Luminar Technologies, Inc.; Luminar , LLC; Freedom Photonics LLC | Glas Trust Company LLC | Corrective Assignment to Correct the the Name of the First Conveying Party Previously Recorded at Reel: 69312 Frame: 713. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Sep 2044
Term ends Sep 19, 2044. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 1115 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
We have no citation count for this patent yet. That is not the same as never having been cited.
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.