Also listed on Confluence Outdoor, LLC, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Jul 31, 2037 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jul 31, 2037
Held by Pelican Intl USA LLC
Filed Jul 31, 2017 as application 15/664,644 · Granted Feb 26, 2019
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2017
2037
Clock starts
Jul 31, 2017
Jul 31, 2017
Term ends
Jul 31, 2037
Jul 31, 2037
Granted
Feb 26, 2019
Feb 26, 2019
base term
fee events
Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 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.
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 is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for 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 Jul 31, 2017, when this application, 15/664,644, was filed | Jul 31, 2037 | 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 | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jul 31, 2037 | 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 4, 2018 Reel 45001, frame 370 | Confluence Outdoor, LLC; Papa Hana, LLC | Garrison Loan Agency Services, LLC, as Agent | Supplement to Patent and Trademark Assignments of Security |
| Jan 8, 2018 Reel 45021, frame 965 | Confluence Outdoor, LLC; Papa Hana, LLC | Ally Bank, As Agent | Security Agreement |
| Jan 23, 2019 Reel 48116, frame 725 | Robertson, Mark; Nutz, Hans | Confluence Outdoor, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 17, 2019 Reel 48912, frame 313 | Ally Bank (Successor in Interest to Ally Commercial Finance LLC (an Entity Formerly Known as Gmac Commercial Finance LLC)) | Confluence Outdoor, LLC; Papa Hana, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 17, 2019 Reel 48912, frame 689 | Garrison Loan Agency Services LLC | Confluence Outdoor, LLC; Papa Hana, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 17, 2019 Reel 48913, frame 1 | Confluence Outdoor, LLC; Papa Hana, LLC | Acf Finco I LP | Security Interest |
| Apr 17, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Ally Bank (Successor in Interest to Ally Commercial Finance LLC (an Entity Formerly Known as Gmac Commercial Finance LLC)) | Confluence Outdoor, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 17, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Ally Bank (Successor in Interest to Ally Commercial Finance LLC (an Entity Formerly Known as Gmac Commercial Finance LLC)) | Papa Hana, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 17, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Garrison Loan Agency Services LLC | Confluence Outdoor, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 17, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Garrison Loan Agency Services LLC | Papa Hana, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 22, 2020 Reel 52185, frame 976 | Confluence Outdoor LLC | Paddle Acquisition Co. Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 6, 2020 Reel 52595, frame 781 | Paddle Acquisition Co. Inc. | Confluence Outdoor Inc. | Change of Name |
| May 11, 2020 Reel 52624, frame 343 | Confluence Outdoor Inc. | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Security Interest |
| Mar 1, 2022 Reel 59691, frame 611 | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Confluence Outdoor Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 4, 2022 Reel 59171, frame 214 | Acf Finco I LP | Confluence Outdoor, LLC; Papa Hana, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 4, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Acf Finco I LP | Confluence Outdoor, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 4, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Acf Finco I LP | Papa Hana, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 29, 2022 Reel 59430, frame 154 | Confluence Outdoor Inc. | National Bank of Canada, as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| May 20, 2022 Reel 60958, frame 468 | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Dell Products L.P.; EMC Corporation; EMC IP Holding Company LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (043775/0082) |
| May 20, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Dell Products L.P. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (043775/0082) |
| May 20, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | EMC Corporation | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (043775/0082) |
| May 20, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | EMC IP Holding Company LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (043775/0082) |
| Aug 14, 2025 Reel 72467, frame 668 | 95395893 US LLC | Pelican Intl USA LLC | Change of Name |
| Aug 14, 2025 Reel 72484, frame 146 | Confluence Outdoor Inc. | 95395893 US LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Jul 2037
Term ends Jul 31, 2037. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Citations
8
later US patents cite this one
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