Also listed on Coldwatt, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Apr 20, 2021 (NSF I LLC).
Term ends Mar 14, 2027 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 14, 2027
Held by Mypaq Holdings Ltd.
Filed Mar 14, 2007 as application 11/686,140 · Granted Dec 23, 2008
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2007
2027
Clock starts
Mar 14, 2007
Mar 14, 2007
Term ends
Mar 14, 2027
Mar 14, 2027
Granted
Dec 23, 2008
Dec 23, 2008
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.
3 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.
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. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Mar 14, 2007, when this application, 11/686,140, was filed | Mar 14, 2027 | 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 | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Mar 14, 2027 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,468,649 | this patent Mar 2027 | Mar 2027 |
| US 8,502,520 | Lapsed on the fee record Aug 2025 | Aug 2025 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2007 Reel 19011, frame 794 | Chandrasekaran, Sriram | Coldwatt, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 20, 2009 Reel 22712, frame 875 | Coldwatt, Inc. | Flextronics International USA, Inc. | Merger |
| Apr 8, 2021 Reel 55879, frame 707 | Flextronics International USA, Inc. | Mypaq Holdings Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 20, 2021 Reel 55973, frame 892 | Mypaq Holdings Ltd. | NSF I LLC | Security Interest |
| Jul 20, 2022 Reel 61266, frame 1 | Coldwatt, Inc. | Flextronics International USA, Inc. | Conveyance by Dissolution of Coldwatt, Inc., Which Was Completed on 04-09-2012 per Attached Declaration. Conveyance Was Made to Coldwatt's Sole Stockholder, Flextronics International Usa, Inc. See Del. Code Ann. Tit. 8, § 281(B). |
Sources
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What's changing
Mar 2027
Term ends Mar 14, 2027. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
93
later US patents cite this one
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