Collateral for a security interest recorded Jan 12, 2024 (Wells Fargo Bank, National Association).
Term ended Nov 9, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Oct 5, 2024
Held by Sequential Holdco LLC
Filed Oct 5, 2004 as application 10/958,905 · Granted Nov 25, 2008
Base term plus 765 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
Term ended Nov 9, 2026
2004
2026
Clock starts
Oct 5, 2004
Oct 5, 2004
Term ended
Nov 9, 2026
Nov 9, 2026
Granted
Nov 25, 2008
Nov 25, 2008
base term
patent term adjustment
after the term ends
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
765
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
3 of 3
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.
This patent's term runs 765 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees were paid, so no fee lapse ended it. 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 Oct 5, 2004, when this application, 10/958,905, was filed | Oct 5, 2024 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +765 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Nov 9, 2026 | 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 | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | term ended | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Nov 9, 2026 | High confidence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 2005 Reel 16303, frame 138 | Block, Steve; Cartwright, Jesse Allan | Spri Products, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 2, 2012 Reel 28714, frame 738 | Gaiam Americas, Inc.; Spri Products, Inc. | Pnc Bank, National Association | Security Agreement |
| Oct 31, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Pnc Bank, National Association | Gaiam Americas, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 31, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Pnc Bank, National Association | Spri Products, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 31, 2013 Reel 31519, frame 280 | Pnc Bank, National Association | Gaiam Americas, Inc.; Spri Products, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 24, 2015 Reel 36650, frame 123 | Gaiam Holdings, Inc.; Gaiam.com, Inc.; Gaiam Shared Services, Inc.; Gaiam International, Inc.; Gaiam International, Inc. II; Gaiam International, Inc. III; Gaiam Media, Inc.; Spri Products, Inc. | Gaiam Americas, Inc. | Merger |
| Jul 1, 2016 Reel 39066, frame 639 | Gaiam Americas, Inc. | Wilmington Trust | Security Interest |
| Jul 7, 2016 Reel 39278, frame 747 | Gaiam Americas, Inc. | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Fifth Supplement to Grant of Security Interest in United States Patents |
| Nov 12, 2021 Reel 58101, frame 344 | Apex Global Brands Inc.; Cherokee Brands LLC; Sequential Avia Holdings LLC; Sequential Holdco LLC | KKR Loan Administration Services LLC | Security Interest |
| Dec 6, 2021 Reel 58291, frame 123 | Gaiam Americas, Inc. | Sequential Holdco LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 12, 2024 Reel 66117, frame 69 | Apex Global Brands Inc.; Sequential Holdco LLC; Sequential Avia Holdings LLC | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Security Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
USPTO account required: This application in Patent Center · USPTO's maintenance fee lookup
Maintenance fee events come from USPTO's own fee records. Its fee lookup asks for the patent number and the application number.
What's changing
Note
The 765 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
46
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2008 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
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.