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Light-Emitting Dies Incorporating Wavelength-Conversion Materials and Related Methods

US 9,343,444 In force
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Term ends Jan 30, 2035 · High confidence

Filed Mar 18, 2015 as application 14/661,742 · Granted May 17, 2016
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2015 2035
Clock starts
Jan 30, 2015
Term ends
Jan 30, 2035
Granted
May 17, 2016
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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Jan 30, 2015, when application 14/610,324, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Mar 18, 2015)Jan 30, 2035High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events2 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderJan 30, 2035High confidence

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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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Mar 22, 2015
Reel 35224, frame 499
Tischler, Michael A.; Amini, Alborz; Pinnington, Thomas; IP, Henry; Spiga, GianmarcoCooledge Lighting Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Nov 30, 2015
Reel 37171, frame 512
Cooledge Lighting Inc.Comerica BankSecurity Interest
Jun 21, 2018
Reel 46169, frame 167
Cooledge Lighting Inc.Epistar CorporationAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Jul 11, 2018
Reel 46325, frame 104
Comerica BankCooledge Lighting Inc.Release of Security Interest
Feb 18, 2026
Reel 75171, frame 402
Epistar CorporationEnnostar CorporationChange of Name

Sources

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