Also listed on Oclaro Photonics, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Jul 1, 2022 (JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.).
Term ends May 7, 2028 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jun 12, 2027
Held by II-VI Delaware, Inc.
Filed Jun 12, 2007 as application 11/761,901 · Granted Mar 16, 2010
Base term plus 330 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2007
2028
Clock starts
Jun 12, 2007
Jun 12, 2007
Term ends
May 7, 2028
May 7, 2028
Granted
Mar 16, 2010
Mar 16, 2010
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
330
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 330 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 12, 2007, when this application, 11/761,901, was filed | Jun 12, 2027 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +330 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | May 7, 2028 | 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 | May 7, 2028 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2007 Reel 19416, frame 923 | Hu, Yongdan; Harrison, Jim | Newport Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 28, 2010 Reel 23866, frame 571 | Newport Corporation | New Focus, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 28, 2010 Reel 23866, frame 709 | New Focus, Inc. | Oclaro Photonics, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Jun 5, 2012 Reel 28324, frame 982 | Oclaro Photonics, Inc. | Wells Fargo Capital Finance, Inc., as Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Feb 11, 2014 Reel 32250, frame 324 | Oclaro, Inc.; Oclaro Technology Limited; Oclaro Technology, Inc.; Oclaro Photonics, Inc.; Avalon Photonics AG; Oclaro (North America), Inc. | Oclaro Switzerland GmbH | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 12, 2014 Reel 32251, frame 69 | Oclaro Switzerland GmbH | II-VI Laser Enterprise GmbH | Change of Name |
| Jun 6, 2014 Reel 33100, frame 451 | Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC | Oclaro, Inc.; Oclaro Technoloty Limited | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 6, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC | Oclaro, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 6, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC | Oclaro Technoloty Limited | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 29, 2022 Reel 60349, frame 216 | II-VI Laser Enterprise GmbH | II-VI Delaware, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 1, 2022 Reel 60562, frame 254 | II-VI Incorporated; II-VI Delaware, Inc.; M Cubed Technologies, Inc.; II-VI Photonics (US), Inc.; Photop Technologies, Inc.; Coherent, Inc. | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
May 2028
Term ends May 7, 2028. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 330 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
26
later US patents cite this one
That is above the median of utility patents granted in 2010 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.