Also listed on Prismview, LLC, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends May 26, 2033 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jan 25, 2030
Held by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Filed Jan 25, 2010 as application 12/693,063 · Granted Feb 20, 2018
Base term plus 1217 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2010
2033
Clock starts
Jan 25, 2010
Jan 25, 2010
Term ends
May 26, 2033
May 26, 2033
Granted
Feb 20, 2018
Feb 20, 2018
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
1,217
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 1217 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 Jan 25, 2010, when this application, 12/693,063, was filed | Jan 25, 2030 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +1217 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | May 26, 2033 | 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 | May 26, 2033 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 2010 Reel 23841, frame 748 | Williams, John S.; Brown, Clifford Brent | Young Electric Sign Company | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 13, 2015 Reel 35164, frame 838 | Young Electric Sign Company | Yesco Electronics LLC | Merger |
| Mar 16, 2015 Reel 35206, frame 944 | Young Electric Sign Company | Yesco Electronics LLC | Corrective Assignment to Correct the the Assignment Execution Date Previously Recorded on Reel 035164 Frame 0838. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Entire Right, Title and Interest in and to All Said Inventions and Discoveries Disclosed in Said Applications. |
| Jun 1, 2017 Reel 42659, frame 665 | Yesco Electronics LLC | Prismview, LLC | Change of Name |
| Jul 27, 2021 Reel 56991, frame 364 | Prismview, LLC | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
May 2033
Term ends May 26, 2033. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 1217 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
20
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2018 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.