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Method for Production of Aluminum Chloride Derivatives

US 10,040,072 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded Oct 5, 2016 (Bank of America, N.A.).

Term ends Oct 20, 2035 · High confidence

Held by Usalco, LLC
Filed Sep 11, 2015 as application 14/852,458 · Granted Aug 7, 2018
Base term plus 39 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
2015 2035
Clock starts
Sep 11, 2015
Term ends
Oct 20, 2035
Granted
Aug 7, 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
39
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.
3
Family applications on record here
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This patent's term runs 39 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record

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StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Sep 11, 2015, when this application, 14/852,458, was filedSep 11, 2035High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+39 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordOct 20, 2035High confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events2 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderOct 20, 2035High confidence

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Oct 2035
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US 9,878,918In force
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US 10,947,124In force
Feb 2036
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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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Sep 22, 2015
Reel 36617, frame 573
Wonder, BruceUsalco, LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Oct 5, 2016
Reel 40226, frame 98
Usalco, LLCBank of America, N.A., as Administrative AgentNotice of Grant of Security Interest in Patents
Sep 1, 2017
Reel 43746, frame 904
Bank of America, N.A., as the Resigning AgentPNC Bank, National Association, as the Successor AgentNotice of Assignment of Security Interest (Intellectual Property)
Jun 5, 2020
Reel 52856, frame 639
Usalco, LLCAlly BankSecurity Interest
Jun 5, 2020
Reel 52856, frame 658
PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative AgentUsalco, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Jun 9, 2020
Reel 52880, frame 108
Pnc Bank, National AssociationUsalco, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Oct 19, 2021
Reel 57830, frame 579
Usalco, LLC; G2O Technologies LLCTwin Brook Capital Partners, LLC, as AgentSecurity Interest
Oct 25, 2021
Reel 57888, frame 736
Ally BankUsalco, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Oct 1, 2024
Reel 68750, frame 624
Twin Brook Capital Partners, LLC, as AgentUsalco, LLC; G20 Technologies LLCRelease of Security Interest
Oct 1, 2024
Reel 69050, frame 516
G2O Technologies LLC; Usalco, LLCGoldman Sachs Bank USA, as Collateral AgentSecurity Agreement
Oct 1, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
Twin Brook Capital Partners, LLC, as AgentUsalco, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Oct 1, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
Twin Brook Capital Partners, LLC, as AgentG20 Technologies LLCRelease of Security Interest

Sources

Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO

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