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Solar Roof Panel System with Edge and Surface Treatments

US 11,496,087 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded Sep 23, 2021 (Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch).

Term ends Oct 1, 2033 · High confidence

Held by BMIC LLC
Filed Jan 6, 2020 as application 16/734,768 · Granted Nov 8, 2022
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2013 2033
Clock starts
Oct 1, 2013
Term ends
Oct 1, 2033
Granted
Nov 8, 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.
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Maintenance fees paid
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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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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Oct 1, 2013, when application 14/042,789, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jan 6, 2020)Oct 1, 2033High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events1 of 2 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderOct 1, 2033High confidence

This family

US 10,187,005In force
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Application 16/202,414Abandoned
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US 11,496,087this patent
Oct 2033
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US 11,824,482In force
Oct 2033
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US 12,525,912In force
Oct 2033
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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 7, 2020
Reel 51434, frame 609
Rodrigues, Tommy F.; Railkar, Sudhir; Boss, Daniel E.; Gennrich, David J.; Boudreau, Cory; Nett, Daniel Roger; Kallsen, Kent J.Building Materials Investment CorporationAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Aug 24, 2021
Reel 57292, frame 184
Building Materials Investment CorporationBMIC LLCChange of Name
Sep 23, 2021
Reel 57572, frame 607
BMIC LLC; Elkcorp; Elk Composite Building Products, Inc.; Elk Premium Building Products, Inc.; HBP Acquisition LLC; GAF Energy LLC; Siplast, Inc.; Specialty Granules Investments LLCDeutsche Bank AG New York BranchSecurity Interest

Sources

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