Also listed on GLJ, LLC, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Jan 16, 2019 (Cibc Bank USA).
Term ends Jun 30, 2028 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Oct 16, 2027
Held by O2COOL, LLC
Filed Oct 16, 2007 as application 11/873,138 · Granted Nov 2, 2010
Base term plus 258 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2007
2028
Clock starts
Oct 16, 2007
Oct 16, 2007
Term ends
Jun 30, 2028
Jun 30, 2028
Granted
Nov 2, 2010
Nov 2, 2010
base term
patent term adjustment
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
258
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
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.
This patent's term runs 258 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. 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 Oct 16, 2007, when this application, 11/873,138, was filed | Oct 16, 2027 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +258 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jun 30, 2028 | 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 | Jun 30, 2028 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2007 Reel 19970, frame 673 | Chen, Yung, MR.; Junkel, Eric, MR. | GLJ, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 29, 2011 Reel 26836, frame 613 | Chen, Yung; Junkel, Eric | GLJ, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 11, 2011 Reel 27219, frame 971 | GLJ, LLC | O2COOL, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 1, 2011 Reel 27307, frame 232 | O2COOL, LLC | The Privatebank and Trust Company | Security Agreement |
| Apr 4, 2017 Reel 42153, frame 20 | O2 Holdings, LLC; O2COOL Asia, LLC; O2COOL, LLC | Legacytexas Bank, As Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Dec 19, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Legacytexas Bank, As Administrative Agent | O2C Holdings, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 19, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Legacytexas Bank, As Administrative Agent | O2COOL, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 19, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Legacytexas Bank, As Administrative Agent | O2COOL Asia, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 19, 2018 Reel 49064, frame 748 | Legacytexas Bank, As Administrative Agent | O2C Holdings, LLC; O2COOL, LLC; O2COOL Asia, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 27, 2018 Reel 47986, frame 351 | O2COOL, LLC | Middleton O2COOL LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 28, 2018 Reel 47989, frame 501 | Middleton O2COOL LLC | O2COOL, LLC | Change of Name |
| Jan 3, 2019 Reel 49148, frame 436 | Cibc Bank USA, F/K/A the Privatebank and Trust Company | O2COOL LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 16, 2019 Reel 48081, frame 806 | Middleton O2COOL LLC | Cibc Bank USA | Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Jun 2028
Term ends Jun 30, 2028. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 258 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
64
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2010 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.