Also listed on Belkin International, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Dec 8, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Dec 8, 2026
Held by Powermat Technologies Ltd.
Filed Dec 8, 2006 as application 11/608,763 · Granted Jan 15, 2008
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2006
2026
Clock starts
Dec 8, 2006
Dec 8, 2006
Term ends
Dec 8, 2026
Dec 8, 2026
Granted
Jan 15, 2008
Jan 15, 2008
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.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
3 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.
14
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. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Dec 8, 2006, when this application, 11/608,763, was filed | Dec 8, 2026 | 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 | None on record | no cap applied | High confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Dec 8, 2026 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,240,111 | Term ended Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| US 7,607,618 | Lapsed on the fee record Oct 2017 | Oct 2017 |
| US 8,144,120 | Lapsed on the fee record Mar 2016 | Mar 2016 |
| US 7,318,750 | this patent Dec 2026 | Dec 2026 |
| US 7,510,420 | Lapsed on the fee record Mar 2017 | Mar 2017 |
| US 7,518,265 | Lapsed on the fee record Apr 2021 | Apr 2021 |
| US 7,909,624 | Lapsed on the fee record Mar 2015 | Mar 2015 |
| US 7,568,029 | Lapsed on the fee record Jul 2017 | Jul 2017 |
8 of 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 2007 Reel 19212, frame 410 | Chacon, Mauricio; Priebe, Jack; Sween, Barry; Iida, Yoko; Honda, Dale Tadashi | Belkin International, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 12, 2012 Reel 27844, frame 525 | Belkin International, Inc. | Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Oct 6, 2026 Reel 76276, frame 566 | Belkin International, Inc. | Powermat Technologies Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Dec 2026
Term ends Dec 8, 2026. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
23
later US patents cite this one
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