Term ends Aug 13, 2034 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Dec 18, 2033
Held by Signify Holding B.V.
Filed Dec 18, 2013 as application 14/133,178 · Granted Jan 12, 2016
Base term plus 238 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2013
2034
Clock starts
Dec 18, 2013
Dec 18, 2013
Term ends
Aug 13, 2034
Aug 13, 2034
Granted
Jan 12, 2016
Jan 12, 2016
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
238
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.
This patent's term runs 238 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 Dec 18, 2013, when this application, 14/133,178, was filed | Dec 18, 2033 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +238 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Aug 13, 2034 | 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 | Aug 13, 2034 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2014 Reel 32393, frame 304 | Xiong, Wei; Dernovsek, John J.; Ungacta, Candice | Universal Lighting Technologies, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 15, 2021 Reel 55599, frame 86 | Universal Lighting Technologies, Inc.; Douglas Lighting Controls, Inc. | FGI Worldwide LLC | Security Interest |
| Aug 14, 2023 Reel 64585, frame 271 | FGI Worldwide LLC | Universal Lighting Technologies, Inc.; Douglas Lighting Controls, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 14, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | FGI Worldwide LLC | Universal Lighting Technologies, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 14, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | FGI Worldwide LLC | Douglas Lighting Controls, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 20, 2024 Reel 68705, frame 732 | Universal Lighting Technologies, Inc.; Douglas Lighting Controls Inc. | Signify Holding B.V. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Aug 2034
Term ends Aug 13, 2034. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 238 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
9
later US patents cite this one
That is above the median of utility patents granted in 2016 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.