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Composite Materials with Blend of Thermoplastic Particles

US 7,754,322 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods

Also listed on Hexcel Corporation, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.

Collateral for a security interest recorded Jul 1, 2013 (RBS Citizens, N.A.).

Term ends Jan 24, 2029 · High confidence

Filed Apr 17, 2007 as application 11/787,701 · Granted Jul 13, 2010
Base term plus 648 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
2007 2029
Clock starts
Apr 17, 2007
Term ends
Jan 24, 2029
Granted
Jul 13, 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
648
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.
4
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This patent's term runs 648 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

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StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Apr 17, 2007, when this application, 11/787,701, was filedApr 17, 2027High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+648 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordJan 24, 2029High confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events3 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderJan 24, 2029High confidence

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Application PCT/US2008/004281PCT application
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US 8,097,333In force
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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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Jul 27, 2007
Reel 19618, frame 537
Tilbrook, David; Blair, Dana; Boyle, Maureen A.; Mackenzie, PaulHexcel CorporationAssignment of Assignor's Interest
May 21, 2009
Reel 22722, frame 240
Hexcel CorporationDeutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Administrative AgentGrant of Patent Security Interest
May 21, 2009
Reel 22722, frame 301
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Administrative AgentHexcel Corporation; Hexcel Reinforcements Corp.Release of Patent Security Interest
May 21, 2009
reel/frame not recorded
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Administrative AgentHexcel CorporationRelease of Patent Security Interest
May 21, 2009
reel/frame not recorded
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Administrative AgentHexcel Reinforcements Corp.Release of Patent Security Interest
Jul 9, 2010
Reel 24659, frame 959
Hexcel CorporationHexcel Composites Ltd.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Aug 20, 2010
Reel 24864, frame 16
Hexcel CorporationBank Of America, N.a.Security Agreement
Aug 20, 2010
Reel 24864, frame 40
Deutsche Bank Trust Company AmericasHexcel CorporationRelease of Security Interest
Jul 1, 2013
Reel 30724, frame 287
Hexcel Corporation; Hexcel Holdings Luxembourg S.A.R.L.RBS Citizens, N.A., as Administrative AgentSecurity Agreement
Sep 3, 2013
Reel 31140, frame 729
Bank Of America, N.a.Hexcel CorporationRelease of Security Interest
Sep 24, 2014
Reel 33813, frame 565
Citizens Bank, National Association (F/K/A RBS Citizens, N.A.)Hexcel CorporationTermination of Security Interest in Patents
Oct 2, 2014
Reel 33887, frame 199
Citizens Bank, National AssociationHexcel Corporation; Hexcel Holdings Luxembourg S.À.R.L.Release of Security Interest
Oct 2, 2014
reel/frame not recorded
Citizens Bank, National AssociationHexcel CorporationRelease of Security Interest
Oct 2, 2014
reel/frame not recorded
Citizens Bank, National AssociationHexcel Holdings Luxembourg S.À.R.L.Release of Security Interest

Sources

Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO

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