Term ends Nov 18, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Sep 29, 2025
Held by Frymaster L.L.C.
Filed Sep 29, 2005 as application 11/238,694 · Granted Sep 22, 2009
Base term plus 415 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2005
2026
Clock starts
Sep 29, 2005
Sep 29, 2005
Term ends
Nov 18, 2026
Nov 18, 2026
Granted
Sep 22, 2009
Sep 22, 2009
base term
patent term adjustment
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
415
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 415 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. 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 Sep 29, 2005, when this application, 11/238,694, was filed | Sep 29, 2025 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +415 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Nov 18, 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 | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Nov 18, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2005 Reel 17051, frame 673 | Theodos, Michael Andrew | Frymaster Corporation, The | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 19, 2009 Reel 22416, frame 374 | Frymaster, L.l.c. | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. As Agent | Security Agreement |
| Aug 12, 2009 Reel 23089, frame 884 | Theodos, Michael Andrew | Frymaster L.L.C. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Assignee Name to Frymaster L.L.C. and Correct Address to Delete Po Box Reference (per Merger Agreement Document Attached) Previously Recorded on Reel 017051 Frame 0673. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment of Assignor's Interest.. |
| Mar 4, 2016 Reel 37898, frame 722 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Frymaster L.L.C. | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 25, 2016 Reel 38263, frame 1 | Appliance Scientific, Inc.; Cleveland Range, LLC; The Delfield Company, LLC; Enodis Corporation; Garland Commercial Industries LLC; Manitowoc Foodservice Companies, LLC; Frymaster L.L.C. | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Jul 28, 2022 Reel 60660, frame 204 | Frymaster L.L.C. | Mediobanca - Banca Di Credito Finanziario S.P.A, as Security Agent | Security Interest |
| Aug 2, 2022 Reel 61053, frame 411 | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Appliance Scientific, Inc.; Cleveland Range, LLC; The Delfield Company, LLC; Enodis Corporation; Garland Commercial Industries LLC; Manitowoc Foodservice Companies, LLC; Frymaster L.L.C. | Release of Security Interest in United States Patents |
| Aug 2, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Appliance Scientific, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in United States Patents |
| Aug 2, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Cleveland Range, LLC | Release of Security Interest in United States Patents |
| Aug 2, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | The Delfield Company, LLC | Release of Security Interest in United States Patents |
| Aug 2, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Enodis Corporation | Release of Security Interest in United States Patents |
| Aug 2, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Garland Commercial Industries LLC | Release of Security Interest in United States Patents |
| Aug 2, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Manitowoc Foodservice Companies, LLC | Release of Security Interest in United States Patents |
| Aug 2, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Frymaster L.L.C. | Release of Security Interest in United States Patents |
| Aug 1, 2025 Reel 72330, frame 676 | Mediobanca - Banca Di Credito Finanziario S.P.A. | The Delfield Company LLC; Frymaster L.L.C.; Manitowoc FSG Operations, LLC | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Aug 1, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Mediobanca - Banca Di Credito Finanziario S.P.A. | The Delfield Company LLC | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Aug 1, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Mediobanca - Banca Di Credito Finanziario S.P.A. | Frymaster L.L.C. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Aug 1, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Mediobanca - Banca Di Credito Finanziario S.P.A. | Manitowoc FSG Operations, LLC | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
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
Nov 2026
Term ends Nov 18, 2026. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 415 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
3
later US patents cite this one
That is below the median of utility patents granted in 2009 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.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.