Collateral for a security interest recorded Nov 21, 2016 (Virtus Group, LP).
Term ends Mar 31, 2028 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Mar 29, 2024
Held by Med-Eng, LLC
Filed Sep 28, 2005 as application 10/550,922 · Granted Nov 30, 2010
Base term plus 1463 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2004
2028
Clock starts
Mar 29, 2004
Mar 29, 2004
Term ends
Mar 31, 2028
Mar 31, 2028
Granted
Nov 30, 2010
Nov 30, 2010
base term
patent term adjustment
fee events
Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
1,463
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.
23
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 1463 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 Mar 29, 2004, when application PCT/CA2004/000444, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Sep 28, 2005) | Mar 29, 2024 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +1463 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Mar 31, 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 | Mar 31, 2028 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,841,026 | this patent Mar 2028 | Mar 2028 |
| US 7,874,166 | Lapsed on the fee record Jan 2015 | Jan 2015 |
| US 8,347,422 | Lapsed on the fee record Jan 2025 | Jan 2025 |
| US 8,622,144 | Lapsed on the fee record Jan 2018 | Jan 2018 |
| Application 12/300,575 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US D629,568 | Term ended Dec 2024 | Dec 2024 |
| US 7,992,421 | In force Dec 2028 | Dec 2028 |
| US 8,400,367 | In force Aug 2029 | Aug 2029 |
8 of 23 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2007 Reel 19864, frame 665 | Med-Eng Systems Inc. | Ableco Finance LLC, as Collateral Agent | Grant of Security Interest |
| Nov 15, 2007 Reel 20115, frame 7 | Makris, Aristidis; Grillas, Athanasios; Mitric, Bratislav; Fisher, Geoffrey; Sobel, Jay; White, Julia; Myles, Justin E; Vadeboncoeur, Maxime; James, Raymond; L'abbe, Richard; Farrell, Rod; Kalaam, Shaik; Hedge, Clint; Pflanz, Simon; Leclerc, Gilles; Page, Daniel | Med-Eng Systems Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 15, 2007 Reel 20115, frame 127 | Bortot, Peter | Med-Eng Systems Inc. | Employment Agreement |
| Jan 10, 2008 Reel 20346, frame 853 | Bortot, Peter | Med-Eng Systems Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Serial Number and Title Previously Recorded on Reel 020115 Frame 0127. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Employment Agreement. |
| May 15, 2008 Reel 20951, frame 11 | Ableco Finance LLC | Med-Eng Systems Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 24, 2008 Reel 21290, frame 632 | Med-Eng Systems Inc. | Allen-Vanguard Technologies Inc. | Change of Name |
| Mar 14, 2011 Reel 25948, frame 81 | Allen-Vanguard Technologies Inc. | Allen-Vanguard Corporation | Articles of Amalgamation |
| Sep 24, 2013 Reel 31269, frame 135 | Med-Eng, LLC | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Security Agreement |
| Oct 11, 2013 Reel 31389, frame 635 | Mustang Survival ULC | Safariland, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 11, 2013 Reel 31398, frame 289 | Allen-Vanguard Corporation | Mustang Survival ULC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 11, 2013 Reel 31400, frame 7 | Safariland, LLC | Med-Eng, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 17, 2013 Reel 31422, frame 513 | Med-Eng, LLC | Bank of America, N.A., as Agent | Security Agreement |
| Nov 21, 2016 Reel 40660, frame 873 | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Virtus Group, LP | Assignment of Intellectual Property Security Agreements |
| May 11, 2020 Reel 52628, frame 394 | Virtus Group, LP | Guggenheim Credit Services, LLC | Patent Security Interest Agent Agreement |
| May 11, 2020 Reel 52631, frame 737 | Safariland, LLC | Med-Eng, LLC | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Supporting Assignment Agreement Previously Recorded on Reel 031400 Frame 0007. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
| Nov 17, 2020 Reel 54546, frame 619 | Guggenheim Credit Services, LLC, as Agent | Safariland, LLC; Med-Eng, LLC; Med-Eng Holdings ULC; Pacific Safety Products Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Collateral |
| Nov 17, 2020 Reel 54452, frame 405 | Maui Acquisition Corp.; Safariland, LLC; Safariland Global Sourcing, LLC; Horsepower, LLC; Med-Eng, LLC; Sencan Holdings, LLC; GH Armor Systems Inc.; United Uniform Distribution, LLC; Med-Eng Holdings ULC; Pacific Safety Products Inc.; Atlantic Tactical, Inc.; Defense Technology, LLC; Lawmen's Distribution, LLC; Safariland Distribution, LLC | Guggenheim Credit Services, LLC, as Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Nov 17, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Guggenheim Credit Services, LLC, as Agent | Safariland, LLC | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Collateral |
| Nov 17, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Guggenheim Credit Services, LLC, as Agent | Med-Eng, LLC | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Collateral |
| Nov 17, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Guggenheim Credit Services, LLC, as Agent | Med-Eng Holdings ULC | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Collateral |
| Nov 17, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Guggenheim Credit Services, LLC, as Agent | Pacific Safety Products Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Collateral |
| Aug 20, 2021 Reel 57248, frame 918 | Med-Eng, LLC | PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent | Notice of Grant of Security Interest in Patents |
| Aug 24, 2021 Reel 57265, frame 736 | Bank Of America, N.a. | Med-Eng, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 3, 2021 Reel 58014, frame 745 | Guggenheim Credit Services, LLC, as Agent | Cadre Holdings, Inc.; Safariland, LLC; Safariland Global Sourcing, LLC; Horsepower, LLC; Med-Eng, LLC; Sencan Holdings, LLC; Atlantic Tactical, Inc.; Lawmen's Distribution, LLC; Safariland Distribution, LLC; United Uniform Distribution, LLC; GH Armor Systems, Inc.; Med-Eng Holdings ULC; Pacific Safety Products Inc.; Defense Technology, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Guggenheim Credit Services, LLC, as Agent | Cadre Holdings, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Guggenheim Credit Services, LLC, as Agent | Safariland, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Guggenheim Credit Services, LLC, as Agent | Safariland Global Sourcing, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Guggenheim Credit Services, LLC, as Agent | Horsepower, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Guggenheim Credit Services, LLC, as Agent | Med-Eng, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Guggenheim Credit Services, LLC, as Agent | Sencan Holdings, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Guggenheim Credit Services, LLC, as Agent | Atlantic Tactical, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Guggenheim Credit Services, LLC, as Agent | Lawmen's Distribution, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Guggenheim Credit Services, LLC, as Agent | Safariland Distribution, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Guggenheim Credit Services, LLC, as Agent | United Uniform Distribution, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Guggenheim Credit Services, LLC, as Agent | GH Armor Systems, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Guggenheim Credit Services, LLC, as Agent | Med-Eng Holdings ULC | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Guggenheim Credit Services, LLC, as Agent | Pacific Safety Products Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Guggenheim Credit Services, LLC, as Agent | Defense Technology, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Mar 2028
Term ends Mar 31, 2028. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 1463 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
79
later US patents cite this one
That is top 10% 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.