Term ends Mar 16, 2038 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jan 12, 2037
Held by Impact Products, LLC
Filed Jan 12, 2017 as application 15/404,299 · Granted Dec 3, 2019
Base term plus 428 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2017
2038
Clock starts
Jan 12, 2017
Jan 12, 2017
Term ends
Mar 16, 2038
Mar 16, 2038
Granted
Dec 3, 2019
Dec 3, 2019
base term
patent term adjustment
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
428
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
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.
This patent's term runs 428 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 1 of 3 maintenance fees is 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 12, 2017, when this application, 15/404,299, was filed | Jan 12, 2037 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +428 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Mar 16, 2038 | 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 | 1 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Mar 16, 2038 | 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 12, 2017 Reel 40953, frame 733 | Kerkimis, Anthony N.; Kerkimis, Nicholas A. | Ultratech Polymers, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 12, 2017 Reel 40953, frame 606 | Knapp, Dennis | Impact Products, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 30, 2020 Reel 53084, frame 224 | Impact Products LLC | Ares Capital Corporation, as Term Loan Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Jun 30, 2020 Reel 53084, frame 253 | Impact Products LLC | Acf Finco I LP, as ABL Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| May 28, 2024 Reel 67554, frame 362 | Impact Products LLC; Supply Source Enterprises, Inc. | TZ Sse Buyer LLC | Grant of Security Interest in Patents |
| Jul 19, 2024 Reel 68462, frame 489 | TZ Sse Buyer LLC | Impact Products LLC; Supply Source Enterprises, Inc. | Termination and Release of Grant of Security Interest in Patents |
| Jul 19, 2024 Reel 68462, frame 483 | Acf Finco I LP | Impact Products LLC | Termination and Release of Grant of Security Interest in Patents |
| Jul 19, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | TZ Sse Buyer LLC | Impact Products LLC | Termination and Release of Grant of Security Interest in Patents |
| Jul 19, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | TZ Sse Buyer LLC | Supply Source Enterprises, Inc. | Termination and Release of Grant of Security Interest in Patents |
| Jul 19, 2024 Reel 68462, frame 495 | Ares Capital Corporation | Impact Products LLC | Termination and Release of Grant of Security Interest in Patents |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Mar 2038
Term ends Mar 16, 2038. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 428 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
9
later US patents cite this one
That is above the median of utility patents granted in 2019 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.