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Term ends Dec 28, 2037 · High confidence

Filed Dec 28, 2017 as application 15/856,822 · Granted May 14, 2019
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2017 2037
Clock starts
Dec 28, 2017
Term ends
Dec 28, 2037
Granted
May 14, 2019
base term 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.
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
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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Dec 28, 2017, when this application, 15/856,822, was filedDec 28, 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 events2 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderDec 28, 2037High confidence

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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
Apr 21, 2020
Reel 52458, frame 486
Techniplas, LLC; Nyloncraft, Inc.Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as Collateral AgentShort Form Patent Security Agreement
Apr 21, 2020
Reel 52458, frame 621
Techniplas, LLC; Nyloncraft, Inc.U.S. Bank National Association, as Collateral AgentShort Form Patent Security Agreement
Jun 22, 2020
Reel 53122, frame 238
Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as Collateral AgentTechniplas, LLC; Nyloncraft, Inc.Release of Security Interest in Patents
Jun 22, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as Collateral AgentTechniplas, LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents
Jun 22, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as Collateral AgentNyloncraft, Inc.Release of Security Interest in Patents
Jun 23, 2020
Reel 53010, frame 278
Techniplas US LLCBank of America, N.A., as AgentSecurity Interest
Jun 25, 2020
Reel 53065, frame 97
Techniplas US LLCWilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as Collateral AgentShort Form Patent Security Agreement
Jun 29, 2020
Reel 53082, frame 278
U.S. Bank National Association, as Collateral AgentTechniplas, LLC; Nyloncraft, Inc.Release of Security Interest in Patents
Jun 29, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
U.S. Bank National Association, as Collateral AgentTechniplas, LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents
Jun 29, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
U.S. Bank National Association, as Collateral AgentNyloncraft, Inc.Release of Security Interest in Patents
Aug 21, 2020
Reel 53560, frame 9
Nyloncraft, Inc.; Nyloncraft of Michigan, LLC; Weidplas North America, LLC; Techniplas, LLCTechniplas US LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Nov 13, 2025
Reel 73558, frame 115
Bank Of America, N.a.Techniplas US LLCRelease of Patent Security Agreement Recorded at Reel/Frame 053010/0278

Sources

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

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