Also listed on Ideal Industries Lighting LLC, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Nov 17, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 17, 2026
Held by Brightplus Ventures LLC
Filed May 17, 2013 as application 13/896,977 · Granted Jan 27, 2015
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2006
2026
Clock starts
Nov 17, 2006
Nov 17, 2006
Term ends
Nov 17, 2026
Nov 17, 2026
Granted
Jan 27, 2015
Jan 27, 2015
base term
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.
2 of 2
Maintenance fees paid
Two maintenance fees can end this term early, the ones due 3.5 and 7.5 years from grant; the third one's grace period runs past the term end. This counts the ones the record shows paid.
4
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. 2 of 2 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record
How we calculated this date
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Nov 17, 2006, when application 11/601,504, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed May 17, 2013) | Nov 17, 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 | 2 of 2 maintenance fees paid | In force (reinstated) | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Nov 17, 2026 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,872,430 | Lapsed on the fee record Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 |
| US 8,203,286 | Lapsed on the fee record Jun 2024 | Jun 2024 |
| US 8,461,776 | Lapsed on the fee record Jun 2025 | Jun 2025 |
| US 8,941,331 | this patent Nov 2026 | Nov 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2017 Reel 41334, frame 131 | Roberts, John K.; Vadas, Keith J.; Murugesu, Muhinthan | Cree, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 30, 2019 Reel 49902, frame 679 | Cree, Inc. | Ideal Industries Lighting LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 30, 2022 Reel 59432, frame 213 | Ideal Industries Lighting LLC | Brightplus Ventures LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Nov 2026
Term ends Nov 17, 2026. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
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