Lapsed Jun 30, 2021 on the fee record · High confidence
20-year base term ends Apr 17, 2027
Third maintenance fee unpaid; grace period ended.
Held by Varroc Lighting Systems S.R.O.
Filed Apr 17, 2007 as application 11/736,358 · Granted Jun 30, 2009
Base term, 20 years from filing, plus 124 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
Lapsed Jun 30, 2021
2007
2027
Clock starts
Apr 17, 2007
Apr 17, 2007
No longer in force
Jun 30, 2021
Jun 30, 2021
Granted
Jun 30, 2009
Jun 30, 2009
Term would have run to
Aug 19, 2027
Aug 19, 2027
base term
patent term adjustment
after the term ends
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
124
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
2 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.
Its term would have run to Aug 19, 2027: its 20-year base term plus 124 days of term adjustment for prosecution delay. 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 Apr 17, 2007, when this application, 11/736,358, was filed | Apr 17, 2027 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +124 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Aug 19, 2027 | 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 | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | lapsed Jun 30, 2021 | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jun 30, 2021 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,160,010 | Lapsed on the fee record Jan 2019 | Jan 2019 |
| US 7,489,453 | In force Nov 2026 | Nov 2026 |
| US 7,554,742 | this patent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 2007 Reel 19188, frame 580 | Chinniah, Jeyachandrabose; Fallahi, Amir P.; Sayers, Edwin M.; Gattis, Christopher W. | Visteon Global Technologies, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 1, 2009 Reel 22619, frame 938 | Visteon Global Technologies, Inc. | Wilmington Trust Fsb, As Administrative Agent | Grant of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Oct 6, 2010 Reel 25095, frame 466 | Wilmington Trust FSB | Visteon Global Technologies, Inc. | Release by Secured Party Against Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 022619 Frame 0938 |
| 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
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What's changing
Note
The 124 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
21
later US patents cite this one
That is above the median 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.