Term ends no later than Jun 28, 2033 · Low confidence
20-year base term ends Jun 28, 2033
In force on USPTO's status record and by its fee record. A terminal disclaimer on file may shorten this term, possibly to a date already past; its reference document is unresolved, so the date above is an upper bound and no earlier date is guessed.
Held by NCS Multistage Inc.
Filed Feb 28, 2022 as application 17/682,342 · Granted Jul 11, 2023
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2013
2033
Clock starts
Jun 28, 2013
Jun 28, 2013
Ends no later than
Jun 28, 2033
Jun 28, 2033
Granted
Jul 11, 2023
Jul 11, 2023
base term
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.
Unresolved
Terminal disclaimer
On file, reference document not resolved, so the date above is an upper bound. We do not guess the cap.
0 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.
8
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. A terminal disclaimer is on file with no resolved reference, so no cap is applied and none is guessed. 0 of 2 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: Low. 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 Jun 28, 2013, when application 13/930,683, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Feb 28, 2022); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row) | Jun 28, 2033 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | A parent in the chain could not be resolved | dated from this application's own claim | Medium confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | Disclaimer on file (approved), reference document not resolved | no cap applied, and none guessed | Medium confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 0 of 2 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | no later than Jun 28, 2033 | Low confidence |
This family
| US 9,593,542 | In force Aug 2035 | Aug 2035 |
| US 10,883,314 | In force Jun 2033 | Jun 2033 |
| US 10,465,445 | In force Jun 2033 | Jun 2033 |
| Application 16/535,047 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 11,180,958 | In force Jun 2033 | Jun 2033 |
| US 10,883,315 | In force Jun 2033 | Jun 2033 |
| Application 17/132,963 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 11,697,968 | this patent no later than Jun 2033 | no later than Jun 2033 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2022 Reel 59117, frame 774 | Getzlaf, Donald; Stromquist, Marty; Ravensbergen, John; Devlin, David; Braden, Douglas; Harris, Travis | NCS Oilfield Services Canada, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 28, 2022 Reel 59262, frame 753 | NCS Oilfield Services Canada, Inc. | NCS Multistage Inc. | Change of Name |
| Jul 28, 2022 Reel 61002, frame 734 | NCS Multistage, LLC; NCS Multistage Inc. | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Sep 1, 2026 Reel 76317, frame 191 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | NCS Multistage, LLC; NCS Multistage Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 1, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | NCS Multistage, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 1, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | NCS Multistage Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Jun 2033
Term ends no later than Jun 28, 2033. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
A terminal disclaimer is on file and its reference is not resolved. No cap is applied and none is guessed
Open question
A terminal disclaimer is on file (approved) and its reference document is not resolved. A disclaimer would cap the term earlier than Jun 28, 2033. We will not guess the cap.
Citations
1
later US patent cites this one
That is below the median of utility patents granted in 2023 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
This computed term ends no later than the date shown; an unresolved terminal disclaimer may end it earlier. 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.