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Methods of Manufacturing Lighting Assembly with Thermal Overmolding

US 9,585,239 Term ended
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Collateral for a security interest recorded Feb 2, 2022 (Ally Bank).

Term ended Jun 1, 2026 · High confidence

Filed May 2, 2014 as application 14/268,476 · Granted Feb 28, 2017
Base term plus 184 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
Term ended Jun 1, 2026
2005 2026
Clock starts
Nov 29, 2005
Term ended
Jun 1, 2026
Granted
Feb 28, 2017
base term patent term adjustment after the term ends 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
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None
Terminal disclaimer
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This patent's term runs 184 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. Confidence: High. from the record

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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Nov 29, 2005, when application 11/289,672, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed May 2, 2014)Nov 29, 2025High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+184 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordJun 1, 2026High confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events2 of 2 maintenance fees paidterm endedHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderJun 1, 2026High 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
Apr 9, 2019
Reel 48830, frame 474
Gelcore, LLCLumination, LLCChange of Name
Apr 9, 2019
Reel 48832, frame 57
Lumination, LLCGE Lighting Solutions, LLCChange of Name
Apr 9, 2019
Reel 48840, frame 677
GE Lighting Solutions, LLCCurrent Lighting Solutions, LLCChange of Name
Feb 2, 2022
Reel 58982, frame 844
Hubbell Lighting, Inc.; Litecontrol Corporation; Current Lighting Solutions, LLC; Daintree Neetworks Inc.; Forum, Inc.Ally Bank, As Collateral AgentSecurity Agreement
Feb 11, 2022
Reel 59034, frame 469
Hubbell Lighting, Inc.; Litecontrol Corporation; Current Lighting Solutions, LLC; Daintree Networks Inc.; Forum, Inc.Atlantic Park Strategic Capital Fund, L.P., as Collateral AgentSecurity Interest
Jan 19, 2024
Reel 66355, frame 455
Hubbell Lighting, Inc.; Litecontrol Corporation; Current Lighting Solutions, LLC; Daintree Networks Inc.; Forum, Inc.Ally Bank, As Collateral AgentCorrective Assignment to Correct the Patent Number 10841994 to Patent Number 11570872 Previously Recorded on Reel 058982 Frame 0844. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Agreement.
Jan 25, 2024
Reel 66372, frame 590
Hubbell Lighting, Inc.; Litecontrol Corporation; Current Lighting Solutions, LLC; Daintree Networks Inc.; Forum, Inc.Atlantic Park Strategic Capital Fund, L.P., as Collateral AgentCorrective Assignment to Correct the Patent Number Previously Recorded at Reel: 059034 Frame: 0469. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Interest.

Sources

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