Collateral for a security interest recorded Nov 1, 2021 (Twin Brook Capital Partners, LLC).
Term ends Jun 22, 2032 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jun 22, 2032
Held by Ecotech, LLC
Filed Oct 15, 2019 as application 16/653,315 · Granted Aug 4, 2020
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2012
2032
Clock starts
Jun 22, 2012
Jun 22, 2012
Term ends
Jun 22, 2032
Jun 22, 2032
Granted
Aug 4, 2020
Aug 4, 2020
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.
1 of 2
Maintenance fees paid
Two maintenance fees can end this term early, the ones due 3.5 and 7.5 years from grant; the third one's grace period runs past the term end. This counts the ones the record shows paid.
6
Family applications on record here
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. 1 of 2 maintenance fees is paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Jun 22, 2012, when application 13/530,916, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Oct 15, 2019) | Jun 22, 2032 | 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 | 1 of 2 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jun 22, 2032 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,839,206 | In force Aug 2034 | Aug 2034 |
| US 10,440,940 | In force Jun 2032 | Jun 2032 |
| US 10,729,111 | this patent Jun 2032 | Jun 2032 |
| US 11,388,891 | In force Aug 2032 | Aug 2032 |
| US 12,564,178 | In force Feb 2033 | Feb 2033 |
5 of 6 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. 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.
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 2021 Reel 55529, frame 967 | Ecotech Marine, LLC | Ecotech, LLC | Change of Name |
| Oct 18, 2021 Reel 57824, frame 676 | Lawyer, Justin; Clasen, Patrick; Clasen, Timothy; Lindenmoyer, Mark | Ecotech Marine, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 1, 2021 Reel 57976, frame 278 | Et Husk, LLC; Ecotech, LLC | Twin Brook Capital Partners, LLC, as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
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What's changing
Jun 2032
Term ends Jun 22, 2032. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Citations
3
later US patents cite this one
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