Also listed on Candella LLC, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Jul 17, 2034 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Aug 9, 2033
Held by L&L Candle Company, LLC
Filed Aug 9, 2013 as application 13/963,730 · Granted Sep 5, 2017
Base term plus 342 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2013
2034
Clock starts
Aug 9, 2013
Aug 9, 2013
Term ends
Jul 17, 2034
Jul 17, 2034
Granted
Sep 5, 2017
Sep 5, 2017
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
342
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
2 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 342 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. 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 Aug 9, 2013, when this application, 13/963,730, was filed | Aug 9, 2033 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +342 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jul 17, 2034 | 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 | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jul 17, 2034 | 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 8, 2013 Reel 31368, frame 28 | Thompson, Jeff | Candella LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 7, 2015 Reel 36748, frame 1 | Candella LLC | Luminara Worldwide, LLC | Nunc Pro Tunc Assignment |
| Sep 10, 2020 Reel 53754, frame 694 | Luminara Worldwide, LLC | L&L Candle Company, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
USPTO account required: This application in Patent Center · USPTO's maintenance fee lookup
Maintenance fee events come from USPTO's own fee records. Its fee lookup asks for the patent number and the application number.
What's changing
Jul 2034
Term ends Jul 17, 2034. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 342 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
19
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2017 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.