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US 10,848,194 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded Dec 3, 2025 (Chen, Solomon).

Term ends Aug 12, 2029 · High confidence

Held by Incipio, LLC
Filed May 30, 2014 as application 14/292,497 · Granted Nov 24, 2020
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2009 2029
Clock starts
Aug 12, 2009
Term ends
Aug 12, 2029
Granted
Nov 24, 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.
No effect
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 8,800,762, to Aug 12, 2029. The term already ends on or before that date, so the cap shortened nothing.
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.
14
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. A terminal disclaimer is resolved from the filed document, and it ends no earlier than this term, so it shortens nothing. 1 of 2 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.
StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Aug 12, 2009, when application 12/540,316, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed May 30, 2014)Aug 12, 2029High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Terminal disclaimer capDisclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 8,800,762)resolves to Aug 12, 2029, no earlier than this term, so no changeHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events1 of 2 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderAug 12, 2029High confidence

This family

US 8,800,762In force
Jun 2031
Jun 2031
US 10,848,194this patent
Aug 2029
Aug 2029
US 9,281,858In force
Dec 2034
Dec 2034
US 9,768,819In force
Dec 2034
Dec 2034
Application 15/673,277Abandoned
not computed
not computed
Application 16/835,290Abandoned
not computed
not computed
Application 17/103,917Abandoned
not computed
not computed
Application 17/316,693Abandoned
not computed
not computed
8 of 14 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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Jan 5, 2015
Reel 34720, frame 765
Incipio Technologies, Inc.Monroe Capital Management Advisors, LLCSecurity Interest
Dec 16, 2015
Reel 37308, frame 88
Fathollahi, AndyIncipio Technologies, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Dec 31, 2015
Reel 37408, frame 421
Incipio Technologies, Inc.Incipio, LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Jan 14, 2016
Reel 37515, frame 671
Incipio LLCGoode Incipio Holdco LLCSecurity Interest
Jan 22, 2016
Reel 37571, frame 787
Incipio, LLCMonroe Capital Management Advisors, LLCSecurity Interest
Jul 10, 2018
Reel 47247, frame 963
Incipio, LLCWells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative AgentSecurity Interest
Jul 26, 2018
Reel 47250, frame 183
Incipio, LLCMonroe Capital Management Advisors, LLCSecurity Interest
May 22, 2019
Reel 50129, frame 814
Incipio, LLC; Incase Designs Corp.; Griffin Technology, LLC; Incipio Technologies, Inc.Midcap Funding IV TrustSecurity Interest
Jun 3, 2019
Reel 50341, frame 1
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative AgentIncipio, LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents at Reel/Frame No. 47247/0963
Aug 6, 2021
Reel 57112, frame 57
Armor Acquisition LLCSiena Lending Group LLCSecurity Interest
Nov 17, 2021
Reel 58177, frame 77
Incipio, LLCArmor Acquisition LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Nov 26, 2021
Reel 58252, frame 226
Armor Acquisition LLCVinci Brands LLCChange of Name
Mar 24, 2025
Reel 70610, frame 783
Vinci Brands LLCAcs Group Acquisition LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Mar 24, 2025
Reel 70610, frame 873
Acs Group Acquisition LLCVevey LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Jul 28, 2025
Reel 71857, frame 407
Fathollahi, AndyIncipio Technologies, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jul 28, 2025
Reel 71857, frame 445
Incipio Technologies, Inc.Incipio, LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Dec 3, 2025
Reel 74052, frame 368
Onward Brands LLC; Vevey LLCChen, SolomonSecurity Interest

Sources

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