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Surfactants for Oil and Gas Production

US 11,542,428 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods

Also listed on Advansix Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.

Collateral for a security interest recorded Aug 14, 2026 (Citizens Bank, N.A.).

Term ends Dec 18, 2040 · High confidence

Filed Dec 18, 2020 as application 17/127,033 · Granted Jan 3, 2023
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2020 2040
Clock starts
Dec 18, 2020
Term ends
Dec 18, 2040
Granted
Jan 3, 2023
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.
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Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
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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.
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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

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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Dec 18, 2020, when this application, 17/127,033, was filedDec 18, 2040High 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 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderDec 18, 2040High confidence

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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
Aug 30, 2021
Reel 57329, frame 793
Asirvatham, EdwardAdvansix Resins & Chemicals LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Oct 27, 2021
Reel 57940, frame 794
Advansix Inc.; Advansix Resins & Chemicals LLCTruist Bank, As Administrative AgentSecurity Interest
Aug 14, 2026
Reel 76163, frame 178
Advansix Inc.; Advansix Resins & Chemicals LLCCitizens Bank, N.A., as Administrative AgentSecurity Interest
Aug 14, 2026
Reel 76510, frame 1
Truist BankAdvansix Inc.; Advansix Resins & Chemicals LLCRelease of Security Interest
Aug 14, 2026
reel/frame not recorded
Truist BankAdvansix Inc.Release of Security Interest
Aug 14, 2026
reel/frame not recorded
Truist BankAdvansix Resins & Chemicals LLCRelease of Security Interest

Sources

Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO

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