Also listed on Luminar Technologies, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Jul 6, 2036 · High confidence
Held by Microvision, Inc.
Filed Mar 1, 2018 as application 29/638,878 · Granted Jul 6, 2021
Base term, 15 years from grant
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2021
2036
Clock starts
Jul 6, 2021
Jul 6, 2021
Term ends
Jul 6, 2036
Jul 6, 2036
base term
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15 years from grant
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
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| Base term, 15 years from grant | Granted Jul 6, 2021 | Jul 6, 2036 | 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 |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jul 6, 2036 | 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 13, 2018 Reel 45183, frame 303 | Landers, Gregory T. | Luminar Technologies, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 6, 2021 Reel 56153, frame 619 | Lazr, Inc. | Luminar Holdco, LLC | Merger |
| May 6, 2021 Reel 56153, frame 756 | Luminar Technologies, Inc. | Lazr, Inc. | Change of Name |
| May 6, 2021 Reel 56153, frame 785 | Luminar Holdco, LLC | Luminar, LLC | Change of Name |
| Jul 25, 2023 Reel 64371, frame 452 | Luminar, LLC | Luminar Technologies, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 4, 2026 Reel 74944, frame 658 | Glas Trust Company LLC | Luminar Technologies, Inc.; Luminar LLC | Partial Release of Security Interest in Patents and Trademarks |
| Feb 4, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Glas Trust Company LLC | Luminar Technologies, Inc. | Partial Release of Security Interest in Patents and Trademarks |
| Feb 4, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Glas Trust Company LLC | Luminar LLC | Partial Release of Security Interest in Patents and Trademarks |
| Feb 6, 2026 Reel 74733, frame 220 | Glas Trust Company LLC | Luminar Technologies, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 6, 2026 Reel 75282, frame 141 | Luminar Technologies, Inc. | Microvision, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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