Collateral for a security interest recorded Oct 2, 2025 (JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.).
Term ends Jan 22, 2029 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Oct 6, 2028
Held by Kawneer Company, Inc.
Filed Oct 6, 2008 as application 12/246,008 · Granted Nov 16, 2010
Base term plus 108 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2008
2029
Clock starts
Oct 6, 2008
Oct 6, 2008
Term ends
Jan 22, 2029
Jan 22, 2029
Granted
Nov 16, 2010
Nov 16, 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
108
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 108 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 Oct 6, 2008, when this application, 12/246,008, was filed | Oct 6, 2028 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +108 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jan 22, 2029 | 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 | Jan 22, 2029 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2009 Reel 22811, frame 826 | Dolby, Jeffrey Scott | Alcoa Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 11, 2016 Reel 40599, frame 309 | Alcoa Inc. | Arconic Inc. | Change of Name |
| May 13, 2022 Reel 60066, frame 76 | Arconic Inc. | Howmet Aerospace, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Jul 6, 2022 Reel 60406, frame 352 | Howmet Aerospace Inc. | Arconic Technologies LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 18, 2023 Reel 64641, frame 781 | Arconic Technologies LLC | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association | Notice of Grant of Security Interest in Intellectual Property (First Lien) |
| Aug 18, 2023 Reel 64641, frame 798 | Arconic Technologies LLC | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Notice of Grant of Security Interest (ABL) in Intellectual Property |
| Sep 30, 2025 Reel 72422, frame 368 | Arconic Technologies LLC | Kawneer Company, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 1, 2025 Reel 72989, frame 222 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Agent | Arconic Technologies LLC | Notice of Release of Security Interest in Certain Patents |
| Oct 1, 2025 Reel 72995, frame 849 | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Agent | Arconic Technologies LLC | Notice of Release of Security Interest in Certain Patents |
| Oct 2, 2025 Reel 72998, frame 416 | Kawneer Company, Inc. | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Notice of Grant of Security Interest in Intellectual Property (First Lien) |
| Oct 2, 2025 Reel 72999, frame 713 | Kawneer Company, Inc. | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Notice of Grant of Security Interest (ABL) in Intellectual Property |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Jan 2029
Term ends Jan 22, 2029. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 108 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
25
later US patents cite this one
That is above 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.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.