Also listed on Oclaro Photonics, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Jul 1, 2022 (JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.).
Term ends Jan 11, 2030 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Dec 17, 2028
Held by II-VI Delaware, Inc.
Filed Dec 17, 2008 as application 12/337,275 · Granted Oct 8, 2013
Base term plus 390 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2008
2030
Clock starts
Dec 17, 2008
Dec 17, 2008
Term ends
Jan 11, 2030
Jan 11, 2030
Granted
Oct 8, 2013
Oct 8, 2013
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
390
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 390 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 Dec 17, 2008, when this application, 12/337,275, was filed | Dec 17, 2028 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +390 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jan 11, 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 | Jan 11, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 2009 Reel 22784, frame 724 | Cutillas, Serge; Liu, Daming; Park, Sang-ki; Johnson, John Kelly; Wolak, Edmund | Newport Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 5, 2012 Reel 28324, frame 982 | Oclaro Photonics, Inc. | Wells Fargo Capital Finance, Inc., as Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Sep 6, 2013 Reel 31155, frame 590 | Newport Corporation | New Focus, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 10, 2014 Reel 32185, frame 506 | New Focus, Inc. | Oclaro Photonics, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Feb 11, 2014 Reel 32250, frame 324 | Oclaro, Inc.; Oclaro Technology Limited; Oclaro Technology, Inc.; Oclaro Photonics, Inc.; Avalon Photonics AG; Oclaro (North America), Inc. | Oclaro Switzerland GmbH | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 12, 2014 Reel 32251, frame 69 | Oclaro Switzerland GmbH | II-VI Laser Enterprise GmbH | Change of Name |
| Jun 6, 2014 Reel 33100, frame 451 | Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC | Oclaro, Inc.; Oclaro Technoloty Limited | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 6, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC | Oclaro, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 6, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC | Oclaro Technoloty Limited | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 29, 2022 Reel 60349, frame 216 | II-VI Laser Enterprise GmbH | II-VI Delaware, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 1, 2022 Reel 60562, frame 254 | II-VI Incorporated; II-VI Delaware, Inc.; M Cubed Technologies, Inc.; II-VI Photonics (US), Inc.; Photop Technologies, Inc.; Coherent, Inc. | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Jan 2030
Term ends Jan 11, 2030. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 390 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
23
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2013 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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In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.