Collateral for a security interest recorded Aug 5, 2013 (Lehigh Technologies, Inc.).
Term ends Apr 5, 2027 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Apr 5, 2027
Held by Lehigh Technologies, Inc.
Filed Jun 25, 2008 as application 12/146,138 · Granted Jan 4, 2011
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2007
2027
Clock starts
Apr 5, 2007
Apr 5, 2007
Term ends
Apr 5, 2027
Apr 5, 2027
Granted
Jan 4, 2011
Jan 4, 2011
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.
7
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 Apr 5, 2007, when application 11/784,032, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jun 25, 2008) | Apr 5, 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 | Apr 5, 2027 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,900,860 | In force Jun 2027 | Jun 2027 |
| Application PCT/US2008/002939 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 7,861,958 | this patent Apr 2027 | Apr 2027 |
| Application PCT/US2009/048631 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 8,302,893 | In force Apr 2027 | Apr 2027 |
| US 8,132,751 | In force Apr 2027 | Apr 2027 |
| US 8,302,892 | In force Apr 2027 | Apr 2027 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 2009 Reel 22206, frame 76 | Waznys, Peter J.; Fischer, Josef; Cialone, Anthony M. | Lehigh Technologies, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 22, 2010 Reel 25178, frame 422 | Lehigh Technologies LLC | Lehigh Technologies, Inc. | Conversion |
| Dec 30, 2010 Reel 25573, frame 232 | Lehigh Technologies, Inc. | Venture Lending & Leasing VI, Inc.; Venture Lending & Leasing V, Inc. | Security Agreement |
| Dec 30, 2010 reel/frame not recorded | Lehigh Technologies, Inc. | Venture Lending & Leasing VI, Inc. | Security Agreement |
| Dec 30, 2010 reel/frame not recorded | Lehigh Technologies, Inc. | Venture Lending & Leasing V, Inc. | Security Agreement |
| Aug 5, 2013 Reel 30942, frame 419 | Venture Lending & Leasing V, Inc.; Venture Lending & Leasing VI, Inc. | Lehigh Technologies, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 5, 2013 Reel 30959, frame 448 | Venture Lending & Leasing V, Inc.; Venture Lending & Leasing VI, Inc. | Lehigh Technologies, Inc. | Security Agreement |
| Oct 4, 2013 Reel 31344, frame 901 | Lehigh Technologies, Inc. | Trinity Capital Fund II, L.P. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the the Name and Entity Type of Both the Conveying and Receiving Parties Previously Recorded on Reel 030959 Frame 0448. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Conveying Party as Lehigh Technologies, Inc. (U.S.), and the Receiving Party as Trinity Capital Fund II, L.P. (U.S.). |
| Jul 21, 2015 Reel 36142, frame 889 | Lehigh Technologies, Inc. | Horizon Technology Finance Corporation | Security Interest |
| Aug 27, 2015 Reel 36440, frame 440 | Trinity Capital Fund II, L.P. | Lehigh Technologies, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
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Apr 2027
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Citations
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