Term ends Jan 6, 2029 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Oct 15, 2027
Held by Renessenz, LLC
Filed Oct 15, 2007 as application 11/974,575 · Granted Sep 28, 2010
Base term plus 449 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2007
2029
Clock starts
Oct 15, 2007
Oct 15, 2007
Term ends
Jan 6, 2029
Jan 6, 2029
Granted
Sep 28, 2010
Sep 28, 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
449
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 449 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 Oct 15, 2007, when this application, 11/974,575, was filed | Oct 15, 2027 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +449 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jan 6, 2029 | 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 | Jan 6, 2029 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,803,963 | this patent Jan 2029 | Jan 2029 |
| Application PCT/US2008/010688 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 7,968,744 | In force Oct 2027 | Oct 2027 |
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 23, 2007 Reel 20164, frame 538 | Erman, Mark B.; Whelan, Patrick J.; Snow, Joe W. | Millennium Specialty Chemicals, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 9, 2009 Reel 22520, frame 804 | Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent | Millennium Specialty Chemicals Inc. | Security Agreement |
| May 5, 2009 Reel 22634, frame 303 | Millennium Specialty Chemicals Inc. | Citibank, N.A., as Adminisrative Agent and Collateral Agent | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Conveying and Receiving Parties, Previously Recorded on Reel 022520 Frame 0804. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Agreement.. |
| Oct 30, 2009 Reel 23449, frame 499 | Millennium Specialty Chemicals Inc. | UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Collateral Agent | Security Agreement |
| May 5, 2010 Reel 24337, frame 90 | Citibank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Millennium Specialty Chemicals Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 5, 2010 Reel 24337, frame 341 | UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Collateral Agent | Millennium Specialty Chemicals Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 6, 2010 Reel 24342, frame 135 | Lyondellbasell Flavors & Fragrances, LLC | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Collateral Agent | Security Agreement |
| May 7, 2010 Reel 24351, frame 40 | Lyondellbasell Flavors & Fragrances, LLC | UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Collateral Agent | Security Agreement |
| May 18, 2010 Reel 24397, frame 898 | Lyondellbasell Flavors & Fragrances, LLC | Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security Agreement |
| May 19, 2010 Reel 24402, frame 727 | Lyondellbasell Flavors & Fragrances, LLC | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Security Agreement |
| Dec 23, 2010 Reel 25562, frame 245 | Lyondellbasell Flavors & Fragrances, LLC | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent | Security Agreement |
| Dec 23, 2010 Reel 25563, frame 397 | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Collateral Agent | Lyondellbasell Flavors & Fragrances, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 23, 2010 Reel 25563, frame 717 | Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Lyondellbasell Flavors & Fragrances, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 23, 2010 Reel 25563, frame 777 | UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Collateral Agent | Lyondellbasell Flavors & Fragrances, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 23, 2010 Reel 25563, frame 798 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Lyondellbasell Flavors & Fragrances, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 11, 2011 Reel 25619, frame 24 | Millennium Specialty Chemicals Inc. | Lyondellbasell Flavors & Fragrances, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 9, 2011 Reel 26246, frame 863 | Lyondellbasell Flavors & Fragrances, LLC | Renessenz, LLC | Change of Name |
| Feb 1, 2016 Reel 37631, frame 376 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Pinova Holdings, Inc.; Renessenz LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 1, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Pinova Holdings, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 1, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Renessenz LLC | Release of Security Interest |
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Jan 2029
Term ends Jan 6, 2029. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 449 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
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