Also listed on Varroccorp Holding B.V., which filed it. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Jul 30, 2029 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Aug 20, 2028
Held by Varroc Lighting Systems S.R.O.
Filed Aug 20, 2008 · Granted Feb 8, 2011
Base term plus 344 days of PTA
Today
2008
2029
Clock starts
Aug 20, 2008
Aug 20, 2008
Term ends
Jul 30, 2029
Jul 30, 2029
Granted
Feb 8, 2011
Feb 8, 2011
base term
patent term adjustment
fee events
Updated Nov 1, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 1, 2026 and grant & fee data published Oct 27, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
344
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO PTA 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.
2
Applications in this family
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain.
This patent's term runs 344 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 Aug 20, 2008 | Aug 20, 2028 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +344 days, USPTO PTA record | Jul 30, 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 | Jul 30, 2029 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,883,251 | this patent Jul 2029 | Jul 2029 |
| US 8,033,702 | Lapsed (fee unpaid) Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2008 Reel 21448, frame 36 | Ansari, Ajmal I.; Sayers, Edwin M. | Visteon Global Technologies, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| 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/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 |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
Maintenance fee events come from USPTO's own fee records. USPTO does not publish a per-patent fee page, so there is nothing to link to.
What's changing
Jul 2029
Term ends Jul 30, 2029. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 344 days of PTA are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
15
later US patents cite this one
That is above the median of utility patents granted in 2011 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: base rule, PTA, PTE, disclaimer caps, fee overlay, 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.