Also listed on Pixim, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Oct 24, 2027 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Oct 24, 2027
Held by Pixim Israel Ltd.
Filed Oct 24, 2007 as application 11/877,705 · Granted Jan 13, 2009
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2007
2027
Clock starts
Oct 24, 2007
Oct 24, 2007
Term ends
Oct 24, 2027
Oct 24, 2027
Granted
Jan 13, 2009
Jan 13, 2009
base term
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
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
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Oct 24, 2007, when this application, 11/877,705, was filed | Oct 24, 2027 | 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 | Oct 24, 2027 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2007 Reel 20007, frame 28 | Tkachev, Vadim, MR.; Koifman, Vladimir, MR. | Advasense Technologies (2004) Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 3, 2008 Reel 21632, frame 988 | Advasense Technologies (2004) Ltd. | Kreos Capital III Limited | Security Agreement |
| Jul 25, 2011 Reel 26641, frame 85 | Advasense Technologies (2004) Ltd., a Corporation Organized Under the Laws of Israel | Comerica Bank, a Texas Banking Association | Security Agreement |
| Sep 13, 2012 Reel 28959, frame 493 | Comerica Bank | Advasense Technologies (2004) Ltd. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 3, 2013 Reel 29565, frame 434 | Advasense Technologies (2004) Ltd. | Pixim Israel Ltd. | Change of Name |
Sources
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What's changing
Oct 2027
Term ends Oct 24, 2027. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
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later US patent cites this one
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