Collateral for a security interest recorded Nov 17, 2022 (Citibank, N.A.).
Term ended Oct 22, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Apr 12, 2026
Held by MacDermid Enthone Inc.
Filed Apr 12, 2006 as application 11/279,512 · Granted Feb 23, 2010
Base term plus 193 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
Term ended Oct 22, 2026
2006
2026
Clock starts
Apr 12, 2006
Apr 12, 2006
Term ended
Oct 22, 2026
Oct 22, 2026
Granted
Feb 23, 2010
Feb 23, 2010
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
193
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 193 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 Apr 12, 2006, when this application, 11/279,512, was filed | Apr 12, 2026 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +193 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Oct 22, 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 | Oct 22, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2006 Reel 17605, frame 422 | Mobius, Andreas; Mertens, Marc L.a.d. | Enthone Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 15, 2016 Reel 38439, frame 777 | Enthone Inc. | Barclays Bank PLC, as Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Feb 4, 2019 Reel 48233, frame 141 | Barclays Bank PLC, as Collateral Agent | MacDermid Enthone Inc. (F/K/A Enthone Inc.) | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 5, 2019 Reel 48261, frame 110 | MacDermid Enthone Inc. (F/K/A Enthone Inc.) | Barclays Bank PLC, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Feb 15, 2019 Reel 48355, frame 656 | Enthone Inc. | MacDermid Enthone Inc. | Change of Name |
| Nov 17, 2022 Reel 61956, frame 643 | Barclays Bank PLC | Citibank, N.a. | Assignment of Security Interest in Patent Collateral |
Sources
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Note
The 193 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
4
later US patents cite this one
That is below the median of utility patents granted in 2010 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.