Collateral for a security interest recorded Dec 17, 2010 (TD Bank, N.A.).
Term ends Nov 19, 2027 · High confidence
20-year base term ended May 1, 2026
Held by APS Technology, Inc.
Filed May 1, 2006 as application 11/416,009 · Granted Mar 23, 2010
Base term plus 567 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2006
2027
Clock starts
May 1, 2006
May 1, 2006
Term ends
Nov 19, 2027
Nov 19, 2027
Granted
Mar 23, 2010
Mar 23, 2010
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
567
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 567 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 May 1, 2006, when this application, 11/416,009, was filed | May 1, 2026 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +567 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Nov 19, 2027 | 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 19, 2027 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2006 Reel 18037, frame 77 | Cobern, Martin E. | APS Technology, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 1, 2009 Reel 23162, frame 551 | APS Technology, Inc. | Energy, United States Department Of | Confirmatory License |
| Dec 17, 2010 Reel 25522, frame 274 | APS Technology, Inc.; APS Oilfield Services, LP | Td Bank, N.a. | Security Agreement |
| Apr 20, 2012 Reel 28080, frame 80 | APS Technology, Inc. | Enhanced Capital Connecticut Fund I, LLC; Enhanced Capital Connecticut Fund II, LLC; Enhanced Capital Connecticut Fund III, LLC | Security Agreement |
| Apr 20, 2012 reel/frame not recorded | APS Technology, Inc. | Enhanced Capital Connecticut Fund I, LLC | Security Agreement |
| Apr 20, 2012 reel/frame not recorded | APS Technology, Inc. | Enhanced Capital Connecticut Fund II, LLC | Security Agreement |
| Apr 20, 2012 reel/frame not recorded | APS Technology, Inc. | Enhanced Capital Connecticut Fund III, LLC | Security Agreement |
| Jun 6, 2014 Reel 33101, frame 795 | APS Technology, Inc. | Rbs Citizens, National Association | Security Interest |
| Mar 14, 2016 Reel 38077, frame 218 | APS Technology, Inc. | Enhanced Capital Connecticut Fund I, LLC, Enhanced Capital Connecticut Fund II, LLC, Enhanced Capital Connecticut Fund III, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 24, 2016 Reel 38088, frame 615 | TD Banknorth NA | TD Banknorth NA | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 4, 2017 Reel 43782, frame 731 | Citizens Bank, N.A., as Agent, Formerly Known as RBS Citizens, National Association | APS Technology, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 10, 2017 Reel 44169, frame 53 | APS Technology, Inc.; APS Industries, Inc.; Apst International, Inc. | Balance Point Capital Partners III, LP | Security Interest |
| Dec 21, 2017 Reel 44935, frame 125 | TD Banknorth NA | APS Technology | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Receiving Party Name Previously Recorded on Reel 038088 Frame 0615. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Trademark Security Agreement. |
| Dec 21, 2017 Reel 44935, frame 603 | Enhanced Capital Connecticut Fund I, LLC, Enhanced Capital Connecticut Fund II, Enhanced Capital Connecticut Fund III, LLC | APS Technology | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Conveying Party Name Previously Recorded on Reel 038077 Frame 0218. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Terminates Security Agreement. |
| Feb 7, 2019 Reel 48375, frame 848 | APS Technology, Inc.; APS Industries, Inc.; Apst International, Inc. | Keybank National Association | Security Interest |
| Feb 7, 2019 Reel 49856, frame 434 | APS Technology, Inc.; APS Industries, Inc.; Apst International, Inc. | Balance Point Capital Partners III, LP | Amended and Restated Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Jan 17, 2024 Reel 66341, frame 846 | APS Technology LLC | Balance Point Capital Partners III, LP, as Agent | Security Interest |
| Feb 1, 2024 Reel 66405, frame 762 | Keybank National Association | APS Technology Inc.; APS Industries Inc.; Apst International Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 1, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Keybank National Association | APS Technology Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 1, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Keybank National Association | APS Industries Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 1, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Keybank National Association | Apst International Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Nov 2027
Term ends Nov 19, 2027. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 567 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
57
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% 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
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