Collateral for a security interest recorded Aug 7, 2026 (Bank of Montreal).
Term ends Jun 26, 2032 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jun 26, 2032
Held by Hgci LLC
Filed Mar 22, 2021 as application 17/207,916 · Granted Jan 23, 2024
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2012
2032
Clock starts
Jun 26, 2012
Jun 26, 2012
Term ends
Jun 26, 2032
Jun 26, 2032
Granted
Jan 23, 2024
Jan 23, 2024
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.
No effect
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 10,473,317, to Jun 26, 2032. The term already ends on or before that date, so the cap shortened nothing.
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 resolved from the filed document, and it ends no earlier than this term, so it shortens nothing. 0 of 2 maintenance fees are 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 Jun 26, 2012, when application 13/533,189, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Mar 22, 2021) | Jun 26, 2032 | 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 | Disclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 10,473,317) | resolves to Jun 26, 2032, no earlier than this term, so no change | High 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 | Jun 26, 2032 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,335,038 | In force Mar 2033 | Mar 2033 |
| US D770,079 | In force Oct 2030 | Oct 2030 |
| US 10,473,317 | In force Mar 2033 | Mar 2033 |
| US D786,490 | In force May 2032 | May 2032 |
| US D802,830 | In force Nov 2032 | Nov 2032 |
| US D826,468 | In force Aug 2033 | Aug 2033 |
| US 10,955,127 | In force Jun 2032 | Jun 2032 |
| US 11,877,551 | this patent Jun 2032 | Jun 2032 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2023 Reel 65381, frame 668 | Hgci, Inc. | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Dec 14, 2023 Reel 65872, frame 865 | Stanley, John | IP Holdings LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 14, 2023 Reel 66014, frame 105 | IP Holdings, LLC | Hgci, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 25, 2026 Reel 76036, frame 946 | Hgci, Inc. | Hgci LLC | Change of Name |
| Apr 8, 2026 Reel 75365, frame 632 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Hgci LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Aug 7, 2026 Reel 76153, frame 133 | Hgci LLC | Bank of Montreal | Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Jun 2032
Term ends Jun 26, 2032. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Terminal disclaimer
A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 10,473,317, ends no earlier than this term, so it caps nothing.
Citations
0
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