Term ends Aug 3, 2027 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Aug 3, 2027
Held by Vode Lighting LLC
Filed Aug 3, 2007 as application 11/890,061 · Granted Oct 20, 2009
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2007
2027
Clock starts
Aug 3, 2007
Aug 3, 2007
Term ends
Aug 3, 2027
Aug 3, 2027
Granted
Oct 20, 2009
Oct 20, 2009
base term
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
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
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 Aug 3, 2007, when this application, 11/890,061, was filed | Aug 3, 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 | Aug 3, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 2007 Reel 20333, frame 499 | Warton, Thomas; Yu, Scott S. | Vode Lighting LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 19, 2023 Reel 64339, frame 741 | Vode Lighting LLC | Roynat Capital Inc. | Security Agreement |
| Jul 19, 2023 Reel 64339, frame 757 | Vode Lighting LLC | National Bank of Canada | Security Agreement |
| Aug 11, 2026 Reel 75608, frame 585 | Roynat Capital Inc., as Agent | Vode Lighting LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 27, 2026 Reel 75805, frame 72 | National Bank of Canada, as Agent | Vode Lighting LLC | Release of Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Aug 2027
Term ends Aug 3, 2027. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
3
later US patents cite this one
That is below 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
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In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.