Also listed on Apple Computer, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Sep 23, 2027 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jan 3, 2027
Held by Apple Inc.
Filed Jan 3, 2007 as application 11/650,042 · Granted Dec 7, 2010
Base term plus 263 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2007
2027
Clock starts
Jan 3, 2007
Jan 3, 2007
Term ends
Sep 23, 2027
Sep 23, 2027
Granted
Dec 7, 2010
Dec 7, 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
263
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 263 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 Jan 3, 2007, when this application, 11/650,042, was filed | Jan 3, 2027 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +263 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Sep 23, 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 | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Sep 23, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2007 Reel 18764, frame 821 | Wilson, Thomas James; Vu, Minh-dieu Thi; Hori, Yutaka | Apple Computer, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 13, 2007 Reel 19164, frame 665 | Apple Computer, Inc. | Apple Inc. | Change of Name |
| Jan 18, 2008 Reel 20395, frame 309 | Wilson, Thomas James; Vu, Mihn-dieu Thi; Hori, Yutaka | Apple Computer, Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Assignee's State of Incorporation as It Appears in the Body of the Document Previously Recorded on Reel 018764, Frame 0821. Assignors Hereby Confirm the Assignment of the Entire Interest. |
| Feb 27, 2008 Reel 20573, frame 59 | Wilson, Thomas James; Vu, Minh-dieu Thi; Hori, Yutaka | Apple Computer, Inc. | Please Correct 2ND Assignor's Name to Read Minh-Dieu Thi Vu (REEL 018764 Frame 0821) |
Sources
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What's changing
Sep 2027
Term ends Sep 23, 2027. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 263 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
119
later US patents cite this one
That is top 5% 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
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