Term ends Oct 15, 2027 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Oct 15, 2027
Held by Renessenz, LLC
Filed Aug 10, 2010 as application 12/806,337 · Granted Jun 28, 2011
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2007
2027
Clock starts
Oct 15, 2007
Oct 15, 2007
Term ends
Oct 15, 2027
Oct 15, 2027
Granted
Jun 28, 2011
Jun 28, 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.
3
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
How we calculated this date
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Oct 15, 2007, when application 11/974,575, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Aug 10, 2010) | Oct 15, 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 | Oct 15, 2027 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,803,963 | In force Jan 2029 | Jan 2029 |
| Application PCT/US2008/010688 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 7,968,744 | this patent Oct 2027 | Oct 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2010 Reel 24856, frame 855 | Erman, Mark B.; Whelan, Patrick J.; Snow, Joe W. | Millennium Specialty Chemicals, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 11, 2011 Reel 25619, frame 24 | Millennium Specialty Chemicals Inc. | Lyondellbasell Flavors & Fragrances, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 9, 2011 Reel 26246, frame 863 | Lyondellbasell Flavors & Fragrances, LLC | Renessenz, LLC | Change of Name |
| Jul 9, 2013 Reel 30774, frame 252 | Pinova Holdings, Inc.; Pinova, Inc.; Renessenz LLC | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Security Agreement |
| Feb 1, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Pinova Holdings, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 1, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Renessenz LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 1, 2016 Reel 37631, frame 376 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Pinova Holdings, Inc.; Renessenz LLC | Release of Security Interest |
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What's changing
Oct 2027
Term ends Oct 15, 2027. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
1
later US patent cites this one
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