Also listed on Visteon Global Technologies, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Nov 25, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Nov 15, 2025
Held by Varroc Lighting Systems S.R.O.
Filed Nov 15, 2005 as application 11/274,071 · Granted Feb 10, 2009
Base term plus 375 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2005
2026
Clock starts
Nov 15, 2005
Nov 15, 2005
Term ends
Nov 25, 2026
Nov 25, 2026
Granted
Feb 10, 2009
Feb 10, 2009
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
375
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.
3
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 runs 375 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 Nov 15, 2005, when this application, 11/274,071, was filed | Nov 15, 2025 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +375 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Nov 25, 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 25, 2026 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,160,010 | Lapsed on the fee record Jan 2019 | Jan 2019 |
| US 7,489,453 | this patent Nov 2026 | Nov 2026 |
| US 7,554,742 | Lapsed on the fee record Jun 2021 | Jun 2021 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2005 Reel 17249, frame 279 | Chinniah, Jeyachandrabose; Fallahi, Amir P.; Erion, Jeffrey Allen; Sayers, Edwin Mitchell; Jones, Thomas Lee | Visteon Global Technologies, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 27, 2009 Reel 22368, frame 1 | Visteon Global Technologies, Inc. | JPMorgan Chase Bank | Security Interest |
| May 26, 2009 Reel 22732, frame 263 | Visteon Global Technologies, Inc. | Wilmington Trust Fsb, As Administrative Agent | Grant of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Jul 17, 2009 Reel 22974, frame 57 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., a National Banking Association | The Bank of New York Mellon, as Administrative Agent | Assignment of Patent Security Interest |
| Oct 6, 2010 Reel 25095, frame 451 | Wilmington Trust FSB | Visteon Global Technologies, Inc. | Release by Secured Party Against Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 022732 Frame 0263 |
| Oct 6, 2010 Reel 25095, frame 711 | The Bank of New York Mellon | Visteon Global Technologies, Inc. | Release by Secured Party Against Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 022974 Frame 0057 |
| Oct 19, 2010 Reel 25238, frame 298 | Visteon Corporation; VC Aviation Services, LLC; Visteon Electronics Corporation; Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.; Visteon International Holdings, Inc.; Visteon Global Treasury, Inc.; Visteon European Holdings, Inc.; Visteon Systems, LLC; Visteon International Business Development, Inc. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Agent | Security Agreement (REVOLVER) |
| Oct 19, 2010 Reel 25241, frame 317 | Visteon Corporation; VC Aviation Services, LLC; Visteon Electronics Corporation; Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.; Visteon International Holdings, Inc.; Visteon Global Treasury, Inc.; Visteon European Holding, Inc.; Visteon Systems, LLC; Visteon International Business Development, Inc. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Agent | Security Agreement |
| Apr 26, 2011 Reel 26178, frame 412 | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Visteon Corporation; VC Aviation Services, LLC; Visteon Electronics Corporation; Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.; Visteon International Holdings, Inc.; Visteon Global Treasury, Inc.; Visteon European Holding, Inc.; Visteon Systems, LLC; Visteon International Business Development, Inc. | Release by Secured Party Against Security Interest in Patents on Reel 025241 Frame 0317 |
| Apr 26, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Visteon Corporation | Release by Secured Party Against Security Interest in Patents on Reel 025241 Frame 0317 |
| Apr 26, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | VC Aviation Services, LLC | Release by Secured Party Against Security Interest in Patents on Reel 025241 Frame 0317 |
| Apr 26, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Visteon Electronics Corporation | Release by Secured Party Against Security Interest in Patents on Reel 025241 Frame 0317 |
| Apr 26, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Visteon Global Technologies, Inc. | Release by Secured Party Against Security Interest in Patents on Reel 025241 Frame 0317 |
| Apr 26, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Visteon International Holdings, Inc. | Release by Secured Party Against Security Interest in Patents on Reel 025241 Frame 0317 |
| Apr 26, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Visteon Global Treasury, Inc. | Release by Secured Party Against Security Interest in Patents on Reel 025241 Frame 0317 |
| Apr 26, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Visteon European Holding, Inc. | Release by Secured Party Against Security Interest in Patents on Reel 025241 Frame 0317 |
| Apr 26, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Visteon Systems, LLC | Release by Secured Party Against Security Interest in Patents on Reel 025241 Frame 0317 |
| Apr 26, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Visteon International Business Development, Inc. | Release by Secured Party Against Security Interest in Patents on Reel 025241 Frame 0317 |
| Sep 14, 2012 Reel 28959, frame 361 | Visteon Global Technologies, Inc. | Varroccorp Holding B.V.; Varroc Engineering Private Limited; Varroc Lighting Systems S.R.O. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 14, 2012 reel/frame not recorded | Visteon Global Technologies, Inc. | Varroccorp Holding B.V. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 14, 2012 reel/frame not recorded | Visteon Global Technologies, Inc. | Varroc Engineering Private Limited | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 14, 2012 reel/frame not recorded | Visteon Global Technologies, Inc. | Varroc Lighting Systems S.R.O. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 2, 2013 Reel 31332, frame 855 | Visteon Global Technologies, Inc. | Varroccorp Holding B.V.; Varroc Engineering Private Limited; Varroc Lighting Systems S.R.O. | Amendment to Assignment |
| Oct 2, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Visteon Global Technologies, Inc. | Varroccorp Holding B.V. | Amendment to Assignment |
| Oct 2, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Visteon Global Technologies, Inc. | Varroc Engineering Private Limited | Amendment to Assignment |
| Oct 2, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Visteon Global Technologies, Inc. | Varroc Lighting Systems S.R.O. | Amendment to Assignment |
| Nov 25, 2013 Reel 31719, frame 45 | Varroccorp Holding B.V.; Varroc Engineering Private Limited | Varroc Lighting Systems S.R.O. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 9, 2014 Reel 33107, frame 717 | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Visteon Corporation; VC Aviation Services, LLC; Visteon Electronics Corporation; Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.; Visteon International Holdings, Inc.; Visteon Global Treasury, Inc.; Visteon European Holdings, Inc.; Visteon Systems, LLC; Visteon International Business Development, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| Jun 9, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Visteon Corporation | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| Jun 9, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | VC Aviation Services, LLC | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| Jun 9, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Visteon Electronics Corporation | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| Jun 9, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Visteon Global Technologies, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| Jun 9, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Visteon International Holdings, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| Jun 9, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Visteon Global Treasury, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| Jun 9, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Visteon European Holdings, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| Jun 9, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Visteon Systems, LLC | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| Jun 9, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Visteon International Business Development, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
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 25, 2026. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 375 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
39
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2009 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.