Term ended Aug 22, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Aug 22, 2026
Held by Benhov GmbH, LLC
Filed May 17, 2010 as application 12/781,674 · Granted Aug 13, 2013
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
Term ended Aug 22, 2026
2006
2026
Clock starts
Aug 22, 2006
Aug 22, 2006
Term ended
Aug 22, 2026
Aug 22, 2026
Granted
Aug 13, 2013
Aug 13, 2013
base term
after the term ends
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
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
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
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 is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees were paid, so no fee lapse ended it. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Aug 22, 2006, when application 11/507,752, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed May 17, 2010) | Aug 22, 2026 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | None on file | no change | 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 | term ended | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Aug 22, 2026 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,738,204 | In force Jun 2027 | Jun 2027 |
| US 8,508,877 | this patent Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2010 Reel 25569, frame 910 | Bruner, Curtis H.; Koudele, Larry J.; Kermiche, Noureddine; French, James B., JR. | Cornice, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 31, 2010 Reel 25569, frame 878 | Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. | Benhov GmbH, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 31, 2010 Reel 25569, frame 918 | Cornice, Inc. | Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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Citations
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later US patents cite this one
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