Term ends Mar 10, 2031 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 10, 2031
Filed Jun 29, 2017 as application 15/636,867 · Granted Apr 12, 2022
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2011
2031
Clock starts
Mar 10, 2011
Mar 10, 2011
Term ends
Mar 10, 2031
Mar 10, 2031
Granted
Apr 12, 2022
Apr 12, 2022
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.
3
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
How we calculated this date
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Mar 10, 2011, when application 13/045,035, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jun 29, 2017) | Mar 10, 2031 | 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 | Mar 10, 2031 | High confidence |
This family
| Application 13/045,035 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 10,716,284 | In force Oct 2034 | Oct 2034 |
| US 11,297,794 | this patent Mar 2031 | Mar 2031 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2017 Reel 42863, frame 649 | Precision Pet Products, Inc. | Doskocil Manufacturing Company, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 29, 2017 Reel 43040, frame 127 | Link, David | Precision Pet Products, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 16, 2021 Reel 57524, frame 556 | Doskocil Manufacturing Company, Inc. | Bank of Montreal | Second Lien Security Agreement |
| Sep 16, 2021 Reel 57524, frame 645 | Doskocil Manufacturing Company, Inc. | Bank of Montreal | Abl Security Agreement |
| Sep 16, 2021 Reel 57704, frame 414 | Doskocil Manufacturing Company, Inc. | Bank of Montreal | First Lien Security Agreement |
| Oct 6, 2023 Reel 65179, frame 9 | Doskocil Manufacturing Company, Inc. | Pluto Opco (Cayman), LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 7, 2023 Reel 65180, frame 461 | Pluto Opco (Cayman), LLC | Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, As Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Oct 9, 2023 Reel 65180, frame 954 | Bank of Montreal | Doskocil Manufacturing Company, Inc. | First Lien Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Oct 9, 2023 Reel 65181, frame 322 | Bank of Montreal | Doskocil Manufacturing Company, Inc. | Second Lien Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Apr 28, 2024 Reel 67246, frame 427 | Doskocil Manufacturing Company, Inc. | Bank Of Montreal, As Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| May 22, 2024 Reel 67501, frame 177 | Doskocil Manufacturing Company, Inc. | Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as Collateral Agent | First Lien Term Loan Patent Security Agreement |
| May 22, 2024 Reel 67501, frame 236 | Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, as the Collateral Agent | Doskocil Manufacturing Company, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patent Collateral (CAYMAN) |
| May 22, 2024 Reel 67501, frame 282 | Bank of Montreal, as the Collateral Agent | Doskocil Manufacturing Company, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patent Collateral (First Lien) |
| May 22, 2024 Reel 67501, frame 320 | Bank of Montreal, as the Collateral Agent | Doskocil Manufacturing Company, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patent Collateral (Second Lien) |
| Feb 13, 2025 Reel 70207, frame 222 | Pluto Opco (Cayman), LLC | Doskocil Manufacturing Company, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 9, 2025 Reel 70449, frame 398 | Pluto Opco (Cayman), LLC | Doskocil Manufacturing Company, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 29, 2025 Reel 72261, frame 915 | Pluto Opco (Cayman), LLC | Doskocil Manufacturing Company, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
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Mar 2031
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