Also listed on Universal Entertainment Corporation, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Nov 21, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Jun 15, 2026
Held by Seneca IP Licensing LLC
Filed Jun 15, 2006 as application 11/452,960 · Granted Oct 28, 2008
Base term plus 159 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2006
2026
Clock starts
Jun 15, 2006
Jun 15, 2006
Term ends
Nov 21, 2026
Nov 21, 2026
Granted
Oct 28, 2008
Oct 28, 2008
base term
patent term adjustment
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
159
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 159 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 15, 2006, when this application, 11/452,960, was filed | Jun 15, 2026 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +159 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Nov 21, 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 21, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2006 Reel 21299, frame 882 | Nonaka, Nobuyuki; Koyama, Toshimi | Aruze Corp.; Seta Corp. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 16, 2006 reel/frame not recorded | Nonaka, Nobuyuki; Koyama, Toshimi | Aruze Corp. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 16, 2006 reel/frame not recorded | Nonaka, Nobuyuki; Koyama, Toshimi | Seta Corp. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 17, 2008 Reel 21285, frame 264 | Nonaka, Nobuyuki; Koyama, Toshimi | Aruze Corp.; Seta Corp. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 17, 2008 reel/frame not recorded | Nonaka, Nobuyuki; Koyama, Toshimi | Aruze Corp. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 17, 2008 reel/frame not recorded | Nonaka, Nobuyuki; Koyama, Toshimi | Seta Corp. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 21, 2010 Reel 24719, frame 798 | Seta Corporation | Aruze Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 26, 2010 Reel 24766, frame 576 | Aruze Corporation | Universal Entertainment Corporation | Change of Name |
| Sep 8, 2017 Reel 43529, frame 782 | Universal Entertainment Corporation | Seneca IP Licensing LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
USPTO account required: This application in Patent Center · USPTO's maintenance fee lookup
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 21, 2026. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 159 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
2
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.