Collateral for a security interest recorded Aug 28, 2026 (Eastward Fund Management, LLC).
Term ends Nov 16, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 16, 2026
Held by Vuv Analytics, Inc.
Filed Nov 16, 2006 as application 11/600,413 · Granted Mar 11, 2008
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2006
2026
Clock starts
Nov 16, 2006
Nov 16, 2006
Term ends
Nov 16, 2026
Nov 16, 2026
Granted
Mar 11, 2008
Mar 11, 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.
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
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 Nov 16, 2006, when this application, 11/600,413, was filed | Nov 16, 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 | Nov 16, 2026 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 2006 Reel 18613, frame 373 | Harrison, Dale A.; Weldon, Matthew | Metrosol, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 13, 2009 Reel 23510, frame 495 | Metrosol, Inc. | Silicon Valley Bank | Security Agreement |
| Mar 19, 2010 Reel 24103, frame 794 | Silicon Valley Bank | Metrosol, Inc. | Release and Reassignment of Patents and Patent Applications |
| Mar 21, 2010 Reel 24103, frame 802 | Metrosol Inc. | Jordan Valley Semiconductors Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 26, 2018 Reel 45648, frame 825 | Vuv Analytics, Inc. | Silicon Valley Bank | Security Interest |
| Apr 13, 2021 Reel 55994, frame 565 | Jordan Valley Semiconductors Ltd. | Bruker Technologies Ltd. | Change of Name |
| May 7, 2026 Reel 74593, frame 993 | Bruker Technologies Ltd. | Vuv Analytics, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 28, 2026 Reel 75819, frame 918 | Vuv Analytics, Inc. | Eastward Fund Management, LLC | Security Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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Maintenance fee events come from USPTO's own fee records. Its fee lookup asks for the patent number and the application number.
What's changing
Nov 2026
Term ends Nov 16, 2026. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
20
later US patents cite this one
That is above the median of utility patents granted in 2008 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
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In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.