Collateral for a security interest recorded Sep 23, 2021 (Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch).
Term ends Nov 25, 2040 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 25, 2040
Held by BMIC LLC
Filed Nov 25, 2020 as application 17/103,998 · Granted Jan 31, 2023
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2020
2040
Clock starts
Nov 25, 2020
Nov 25, 2020
Term ends
Nov 25, 2040
Nov 25, 2040
Granted
Jan 31, 2023
Jan 31, 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.
None
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.
7
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
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Nov 25, 2020, when this application, 17/103,998, was filed | Nov 25, 2040 | 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 | Nov 25, 2040 | High confidence |
This family
| US 11,566,426 | this patent Nov 2040 | Nov 2040 |
| Application PCT/US2021/013652 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| Application 17/782,241 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 12,173,507 | In force no later than Nov 2040 | no later than Nov 2040 |
| Application 18/380,256 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| Application 18/944,738 | Pending not computed | not computed |
| Application 19/336,075 | Pending not computed | not computed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2020 Reel 54487, frame 637 | Boss, Daniel E.; Nguyen, Trieu; Pollack, Kevin A.; Gennrich, David | Building Materials Investment Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 19, 2021 Reel 54953, frame 464 | Pollack, Kevin A.; Nguyen, Trieu; Boss, Daniel E.; Gennrich, David; Anderson, Eric R.; Poster, Matthew J. | Building Materials Investment Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 24, 2021 Reel 57292, frame 184 | Building Materials Investment Corporation | BMIC LLC | Change 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 LLC | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch | Security Interest |
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Nov 2040
Term ends Nov 25, 2040. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Citations
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later US patents cite this one
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