Also listed on Aludyne North America LLC, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Feb 9, 2038 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Feb 9, 2038
Held by Linacast, Inc.
Filed Jul 30, 2019 as application 16/482,110 · Granted May 24, 2022
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2018
2038
Clock starts
Feb 9, 2018
Feb 9, 2018
Term ends
Feb 9, 2038
Feb 9, 2038
Granted
May 24, 2022
May 24, 2022
base term
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
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
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.
2
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 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 Feb 9, 2018, when application PCT/US2018/017614, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jul 30, 2019) | Feb 9, 2038 | 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 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Feb 9, 2038 | High confidence |
This family
| Application PCT/US2018/017614 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 11,338,359 | this patent Feb 2038 | Feb 2038 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2019 Reel 49907, frame 146 | Reikher, Alexandre; Kassoumeh, Sam A. | Shiloh Industries, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 6, 2021 Reel 54833, frame 20 | Shiloh Industries, Inc.; Shiloh Die Cast Midwest LLC | Grouper Casting, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 26, 2021 Reel 56397, frame 350 | Grouper Casting, LLC | Aludyne North America LLC | Change of Name |
| May 28, 2021 Reel 56474, frame 924 | Aludyne North America LLC | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Security Agreement |
| Jun 24, 2021 Reel 56660, frame 69 | Aludyne North America LLC | PNC Bank, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Mar 10, 2023 Reel 62947, frame 294 | Aludyne North America, Inc.; Aludyne North America LLC | Blue Torch Finance LLC, as the Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Mar 14, 2023 Reel 63083, frame 321 | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Aludyne North America LLC | Release (REEL 056474 / Frame 0924) |
| Nov 25, 2025 Reel 73707, frame 793 | Pnc Bank, National Association | Aludyne North America LLC | Release of Patent Security Interest Recorded at R/F 56660/0069 |
| Nov 25, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Blue Torch Finance LLC | Aludyne North America LLC | Partial Release of Patent Security Interest Recorded at R/F 062947/0294 |
| Nov 25, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Blue Torch Finance LLC | Aludyne North America, Inc. | Partial Release of Patent Security Interest Recorded at R/F 062947/0294 |
| Nov 25, 2025 Reel 73707, frame 805 | Blue Torch Finance LLC | Aludyne North America LLC; Aludyne North America, Inc. | Partial Release of Patent Security Interest Recorded at R/F 062947/0294 |
| Aug 28, 2026 Reel 75826, frame 645 | Aludyne, Inc. | Linacast, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
USPTO account required: This application in Patent Center · USPTO's maintenance fee lookup
Maintenance fee events come from USPTO's own fee records. Its fee lookup asks for the patent number and the application number.
What's changing
Feb 2038
Term ends Feb 9, 2038. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Citations
0
later US patents cite this one
That is below the median of utility patents granted in 2022 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.