Collateral for a security interest recorded Feb 1, 2022 (HSBC Bank USA, N.A.).
Term ends Jul 20, 2028 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Dec 31, 2027
Held by Zodiac Pool Systems LLC
Filed Mar 21, 2008 as application 12/053,446 · Granted Sep 14, 2010
Base term plus 202 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2007
2028
Clock starts
Dec 31, 2007
Dec 31, 2007
Term ends
Jul 20, 2028
Jul 20, 2028
Granted
Sep 14, 2010
Sep 14, 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
202
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.
3
Family applications on record here
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
This patent's term runs 202 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 Dec 31, 2007, when application 11/967,664, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Mar 21, 2008) | Dec 31, 2027 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +202 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jul 20, 2028 | 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 | Jul 20, 2028 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,815,796 | In force Mar 2028 | Mar 2028 |
| US 7,794,591 | this patent Jul 2028 | Jul 2028 |
| US 8,137,545 | In force Dec 2027 | Dec 2027 |
The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2008 Reel 21068, frame 23 | Nibler, David B.; Tan, Randy | Jandy Pool Products, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 17, 2009 Reel 22408, frame 52 | Jandy Pool Products, Inc. | Zodiac Pool Systems, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Apr 8, 2009 Reel 22522, frame 670 | Gutai, Steve E. | Zodiac Pool Systems, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 31, 2013 Reel 29732, frame 429 | Zodiac Pool Systems, Inc. | Ing Bank N.V. | Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Jan 10, 2017 Reel 40935, frame 141 | Ing Bank N.v., London Branch | Zodiac Pool Systems, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 13, 2017 Reel 41357, frame 1 | Cover-Pools Incorporated; Zodiac Pool Systems, Inc.; Zodiac Pool Solutions North America, Inc. | Bank Of America, N.a. | Abl Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Jan 13, 2017 Reel 41365, frame 640 | Cover-Pools Incorporated; Zodiac Pool Systems, Inc.; Zodiac Pool Solutions North America, Inc. | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Second Lien Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Jan 13, 2017 Reel 41368, frame 519 | Cover-Pools Incorporated; Zodiac Pool Systems, Inc.; Zodiac Pool Solutions North America, Inc. | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | First Lien Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Jun 21, 2018 Reel 46422, frame 882 | Ing Bank N.v., London Branch | Zodiac Pool Systems, Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Incorrect Number Inadvertently Included, 9312583 Should Be 8312583 and Add a Number Inadvertently Excluded 6149049. Previously Recorded on Reel 040935 Frame 0141. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Release of Security Interest. |
| Jul 5, 2018 Reel 46492, frame 26 | Bank Of America, N.a. | Cover-Pools Incorporated; Zodiac Pool Systems LLC (Formerly Known as Zodiac Pool Systems, Inc.); Zodiac Pool Solutions LLC (as Successor in Interest to Zodiac Pool Solutions North America, Inc.) | Patent Release (ABL) |
| Jul 5, 2018 Reel 46492, frame 37 | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Cover-Pools Incorporated; Zodiac Pool Systems LLC (Formerly Known as Zodiac Pool Systems, Inc.); Zodiac Pool Solutions LLC (as Successor in Interest to Zodiac Pool Solutions North America, Inc.) | Patent Release (Second Lien) |
| Jul 5, 2018 Reel 46500, frame 291 | Cover-Pools Incorporated; Zodiac Pool Systems LLC; Aqua Products, Inc. | Bank Of America, N.a. | Abl Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Jul 5, 2018 Reel 46622, frame 1 | Cover-Pools Incorporated; Zodiac Pool Systems LLC; Aqua Products, Inc. | Credit Suisse International | Security Interest |
| Jul 5, 2018 Reel 47248, frame 655 | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Cover-Pools Incorporated; Zodiac Pool Systems LLC (Formerly Known as Zodiac Pool Systems, Inc.); Zodiac Pool Solutions LLC (as Successor in Interest to Zodiac Pool Solutions North America, Inc.) | Patent Release (First Lien) |
| Jul 5, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Cover-Pools Incorporated | Patent Release (ABL) |
| Jul 5, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Zodiac Pool Systems LLC (Formerly Known as Zodiac Pool Systems, Inc.) | Patent Release (ABL) |
| Jul 5, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Zodiac Pool Solutions LLC (as Successor in Interest to Zodiac Pool Solutions North America, Inc.) | Patent Release (ABL) |
| Jul 5, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Cover-Pools Incorporated | Patent Release (Second Lien) |
| Jul 5, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Zodiac Pool Systems LLC (Formerly Known as Zodiac Pool Systems, Inc.) | Patent Release (Second Lien) |
| Jul 5, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Zodiac Pool Solutions LLC (as Successor in Interest to Zodiac Pool Solutions North America, Inc.) | Patent Release (Second Lien) |
| Jul 5, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Cover-Pools Incorporated | Patent Release (First Lien) |
| Jul 5, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Zodiac Pool Systems LLC (Formerly Known as Zodiac Pool Systems, Inc.) | Patent Release (First Lien) |
| Jul 5, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Zodiac Pool Solutions LLC (as Successor in Interest to Zodiac Pool Solutions North America, Inc.) | Patent Release (First Lien) |
| Jul 26, 2018 Reel 46634, frame 267 | Zodiac Pool Systems, Inc. | Zodiac Pool Systems LLC | Change of Name |
| Feb 1, 2022 Reel 58922, frame 901 | Credit Suisse International | HSBC Bank USA, N.A. | Intellectual Property Security Agreement Assignment |
| Feb 3, 2022 Reel 58982, frame 912 | Bank Of America, N.a. | Aqua Products, Inc.; Cover-Pools Incorporated; Zodiac Pool Systems LLC; Zodiac Pool Systems. Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 3, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Aqua Products, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 3, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Cover-Pools Incorporated | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 3, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Zodiac Pool Systems LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 3, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Zodiac Pool Systems. Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
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What's changing
Jul 2028
Term ends Jul 20, 2028. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 202 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
24
later US patents cite this one
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