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Laser Finishing of Apparel

US 10,051,905 Lapsed on the fee record
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Lapsed Aug 21, 2026 on the fee record · High confidence

Second maintenance fee unpaid; grace period ended.

Filed Aug 21, 2017 as application 15/682,507 · Granted Aug 21, 2018
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
Lapsed Aug 21, 2026
2017 2037
Clock starts
Aug 21, 2017
No longer in force
Aug 21, 2026
Granted
Aug 21, 2018
Term would have run to
Aug 21, 2037
base term after the term ends 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.
1 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.
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Its term would have run to Aug 21, 2037: its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. Confidence: High. from the record

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StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Aug 21, 2017, when this application, 15/682,507, was filedAug 21, 2037High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events1 of 3 maintenance fees paidlapsed Aug 21, 2026High confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderAug 21, 2026High confidence

This family

US 10,051,905this patent
Aug 2026
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US 10,327,494In force
Aug 2037
Aug 2037
Application 16/120,189Abandoned
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US 10,980,302In force
Aug 2037
Aug 2037
US 11,673,419In force
Aug 2037
Aug 2037
Application 18/331,890Abandoned
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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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Oct 11, 2017
Reel 43842, frame 391
Benefiel, Jennifer; Sights, James Barton; Schultz, ChristopherLevi Strauss & Co.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Mar 14, 2018
Reel 45208, frame 718
Levi Strauss & Co.JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative AgentSecurity Interest
Jan 7, 2019
Reel 47922, frame 349
Levi Strauss & Co.JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative AgentSecurity Interest
Nov 11, 2024
Reel 69335, frame 647
Levi Strauss & Co.Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.Supplemental Security Agreement
Jun 9, 2025
Reel 71512, frame 857
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative AgentLevi Strauss & Co.Release of Security Interest at Reel/Frame 069335/0647

Sources

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

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