Collateral for a security interest recorded Dec 11, 2018 (Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch).
Term ends Nov 29, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Jun 24, 2025
Held by Lumentum Operations LLC
Filed Jun 24, 2005 as application 11/166,599 · Granted Oct 7, 2008
Base term plus 523 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2005
2026
Clock starts
Jun 24, 2005
Jun 24, 2005
Term ends
Nov 29, 2026
Nov 29, 2026
Granted
Oct 7, 2008
Oct 7, 2008
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
523
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
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 runs 523 days past its 20-year base term on 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 Jun 24, 2005, when this application, 11/166,599, was filed | Jun 24, 2025 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +523 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Nov 29, 2026 | 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 29, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2005 Reel 16731, frame 775 | Wernlund, James V.; Stark, Brandon W. | JDS Uniphase Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 21, 2015 Reel 36420, frame 340 | JDS Uniphase Corporation | Lumentum Operations LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 19, 2016 Reel 37562, frame 513 | JDS Uniphase Corporation | Lumentum Operations LLC | Corrective Assignment to Correct Incorrect Patents 7,868,247 and 6,476,312 on Page A-A33 Previously Recorded on Reel 036420 Frame 0340. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
| Jan 28, 2016 Reel 37627, frame 641 | JDS Uniphase Corporation | Lumentum Operations LLC | Corrective Assignment to Correct Patents 7,868,247 and 6,476,312 Listed on Page A-A33 Previously Recorded on Reel 036420 Frame 0340. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
| Dec 11, 2018 Reel 47788, frame 511 | Lumentum Operations LLC; Oclaro Fiber Optics, Inc.; Oclaro, Inc. | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Dec 13, 2019 Reel 51287, frame 556 | Deutsche AG New York Branch | Lumentum Operations LLC; Oclaro Fiber Optics, Inc.; Oclaro, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 13, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche AG New York Branch | Lumentum Operations LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 13, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche AG New York Branch | Oclaro Fiber Optics, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 13, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche AG New York Branch | Oclaro, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 22, 2025 Reel 74974, frame 1 | Lumentum Operations LLC | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Nov 2026
Term ends Nov 29, 2026. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 523 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
8
later US patents cite this one
That is below the median of utility patents granted in 2008 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.