Also listed on Joled Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Nov 22, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 22, 2026
Held by Magnolia Blue Corporation
Filed Oct 22, 2012 as application 13/657,388 · Granted Dec 15, 2015
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2006
2026
Clock starts
Nov 22, 2006
Nov 22, 2006
Term ends
Nov 22, 2026
Nov 22, 2026
Granted
Dec 15, 2015
Dec 15, 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.
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. 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 22, 2006, when application 11/603,215, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Oct 22, 2012) | Nov 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 | 2 of 2 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Nov 22, 2026 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,325,115 | In force Feb 2029 | Feb 2029 |
| US 9,214,108 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2015 Reel 36090, frame 968 | Sony Corporation | Joled Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 20, 2023 Reel 63396, frame 671 | Joled, Inc. | Incj, Ltd. | Security Interest |
| Jun 12, 2023 Reel 64067, frame 723 | Joled, Inc. | Joled, Inc. | Correction by Affidavit Filed Against Reel/Frame 063396/0671 |
| Jan 31, 2024 Reel 66382, frame 619 | Joled, Inc. | Jdi Design and Development G.K. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 18, 2025 Reel 72039, frame 656 | Jdi Design and Development G.K. | Magnolia Blue Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Nov 2026
Term ends Nov 22, 2026. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
6
later US patents cite this one
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