Term ends Jan 11, 2029 · High confidence
20-year base term ends May 17, 2027
Held by Intel Benelux B.V.
Filed May 17, 2007 as application 11/750,029 · Granted Feb 25, 2014
Base term plus 605 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2007
2029
Clock starts
May 17, 2007
May 17, 2007
Term ends
Jan 11, 2029
Jan 11, 2029
Granted
Feb 25, 2014
Feb 25, 2014
base term
patent term adjustment
fee events
Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
605
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 605 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 May 17, 2007, when this application, 11/750,029, was filed | May 17, 2027 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +605 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jan 11, 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 | Jan 11, 2029 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2013 Reel 29803, frame 229 | Blayvas, Ilya; Kimmel, Ron | Technion Research and Development Foundation Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 13, 2013 Reel 29803, frame 586 | Invision Biometrics Ltd. | Intel Benelux B.V. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 27, 2013 Reel 31516, frame 368 | Invision Biometrics Ltd. | Intel Benelux B. V. | Corrective Document to Correct the Nature of Conveyance to a License Agreement, Previously Recorded on Reel 029803 Frame 0586. |
Sources
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What's changing
Jan 2029
Term ends Jan 11, 2029. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 605 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
29
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2014 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
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.