Also listed on Panavision Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Nov 5, 2020 (Alter Domus (US) LLC).
Term ends Oct 8, 2030 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jul 26, 2030
Held by Panavision International, L.P.
Filed Jul 26, 2010 as application 12/843,815 · Granted Apr 3, 2012
Base term plus 74 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2010
2030
Clock starts
Jul 26, 2010
Jul 26, 2010
Term ends
Oct 8, 2030
Oct 8, 2030
Granted
Apr 3, 2012
Apr 3, 2012
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
74
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 74 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 Jul 26, 2010, when this application, 12/843,815, was filed | Jul 26, 2030 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +74 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Oct 8, 2030 | 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 | Oct 8, 2030 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2010 Reel 24995, frame 928 | Yamanashi, Takanori | Panavision International, L.p. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 10, 2016 Reel 37693, frame 662 | Panavision Inc.; Panavision International, L.p.; Light Iron Digital, LLC; Pany Rental LLC; Panavision Federal Systems, LLC; Panavision Remote Systems, LLC; Seaway Media Corporation; Panavision U.K. Holdings, Inc.; Panavision Europe Limited; Panavision GP LLC; Panavision Imaging, LLC; Light Iron NY, LLC | Bank of America, N.A., as Agent and U.S. Lender | Security Interest |
| Nov 5, 2020 Reel 54285, frame 199 | Panavision Inc.; Panavision International, L.p.; Light Iron Digital, LLC; Panavision Europe Limited; Panalux Limited | Alter Domus (US) LLC | Security Interest |
| Dec 12, 2022 Reel 62114, frame 459 | Panavision International, L.p. | Bank of America, N.A., as Agent | Security Interest |
| May 2, 2025 Reel 71161, frame 916 | Panavision International, L.p. | Great Rock Capital Partners Management, LLC | Security Interest |
| May 6, 2025 Reel 71043, frame 144 | Bank Of America, N.a. | Panavision Inc.; Panavision GP LLC; Panavision International, L.p.; Light Iron Digital, LLC; Pany Rental LLC; Panavision Federal Systems, LLC; Panavision Remote Systems LLC; Light Iron NY, LLC; Panavision Imaging, LLC; Panavision U.K. Holdings, Inc.; Seaway Media Corporation; Panavision Europe Limited; Panalux Limited | Release of Security Interest |
| May 6, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Panavision Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 6, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Panavision GP LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| May 6, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Panavision International, L.p. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 6, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Light Iron Digital, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| May 6, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Pany Rental LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| May 6, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Panavision Federal Systems, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| May 6, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Panavision Remote Systems LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| May 6, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Light Iron NY, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| May 6, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Panavision Imaging, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| May 6, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Panavision U.K. Holdings, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 6, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Seaway Media Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| May 6, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Panavision Europe Limited | Release of Security Interest |
| May 6, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Panalux Limited | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 23, 2026 Reel 75454, frame 461 | Great Rock Capital Partners Management, LLC | Siena Lending Group LLC | Assignment of Patent Security Agreement |
Sources
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What's changing
Oct 2030
Term ends Oct 8, 2030. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 74 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
4
later US patents cite this one
That is below the median of utility patents granted in 2012 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
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