Collateral for a security interest recorded Feb 14, 2013 (Wilmington Trust, National Association).
Term ends May 8, 2028 · High confidence
20-year base term ends May 8, 2028
Held by Tervita Corporation
Filed May 8, 2008 as application 12/149,779 · Granted Nov 24, 2009
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2008
2028
Clock starts
May 8, 2008
May 8, 2008
Term ends
May 8, 2028
May 8, 2028
Granted
Nov 24, 2009
Nov 24, 2009
base term
fee events
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.
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 is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for 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 May 8, 2008, when this application, 12/149,779, was filed | May 8, 2028 | 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 | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | May 8, 2028 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2008 Reel 20966, frame 996 | Cuthill, Kary; Cuthill, Daryl | CCS Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 23, 2009 Reel 22148, frame 163 | CCS Inc. | CCS Corporation | Change of Name |
| Apr 2, 2012 Reel 27975, frame 618 | CCS Corporation | Tervita Corporation | Change of Name |
| Feb 14, 2013 Reel 29817, frame 826 | Tervita Corporation | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Collateral Trustee | Grant of Security Interest in Patents |
| Dec 19, 2016 Reel 41032, frame 175 | Tervita Corporation | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Amended and Restated Grant of Security Interest in Patents |
| Aug 6, 2024 Reel 68195, frame 90 | Secure Energy Services Inc. | Atb Financial | Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
May 2028
Term ends May 8, 2028. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
5
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.