Term ends Jan 2, 2029 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Oct 7, 2028
Held by Azumo, Inc.
Filed May 6, 2013 as application 13/888,139 · Granted Feb 10, 2015
Base term plus 87 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2008
2029
Clock starts
Oct 7, 2008
Oct 7, 2008
Term ends
Jan 2, 2029
Jan 2, 2029
Granted
Feb 10, 2015
Feb 10, 2015
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
87
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
2 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.
6
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 runs 87 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. 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 Oct 7, 2008, when application PCT/US2008/079041, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed May 6, 2013) | Oct 7, 2028 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +87 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jan 2, 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 | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jan 2, 2029 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,714,781 | In force Oct 2028 | Oct 2028 |
| US 8,434,909 | In force (reinstated) Oct 2028 | Oct 2028 |
| US 8,128,271 | In force Oct 2028 | Oct 2028 |
| US 8,167,461 | In force (reinstated) no later than Oct 2028 | no later than Oct 2028 |
| US 8,950,902 | this patent Jan 2029 | Jan 2029 |
5 of 6 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. 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 12, 2013 Reel 31769, frame 586 | Nichol, Anthony; Coleman, Zane | Flex Lighting II, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 12, 2022 Reel 61065, frame 860 | Azumo, Inc. | Venture Lending & Leasing IX, Inc.; Wti Fund X, Inc. | Security Interest |
| Sep 12, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Azumo, Inc. | Venture Lending & Leasing IX, Inc. | Security Interest |
| Sep 12, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Azumo, Inc. | Wti Fund X, Inc. | Security Interest |
| Dec 17, 2025 Reel 74291, frame 241 | Flex Lighting II, LLC | Azumo, Inc. | Change of Name |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Jan 2029
Term ends Jan 2, 2029.
Note
The 87 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
60
later US patents cite this one
That is top 10% of utility patents granted in 2015 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.