Collateral for a security interest recorded Dec 30, 2020 (JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.).
Term ended no later than Dec 18, 2023 · Low confidence
20-year base term ended Dec 18, 2023
Held by Energizer Auto, Inc.
Filed Jun 30, 2010 as application 12/828,076 · Granted Mar 8, 2011
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
Ended no later than Dec 18, 2023
2003
2026
Clock starts
Dec 18, 2003
Dec 18, 2003
Ended no later than
Dec 18, 2023
Dec 18, 2023
Granted
Mar 8, 2011
Mar 8, 2011
base term
after the term ends
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
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
Unresolved
Terminal disclaimer
On file, reference document not resolved, so the date above is an upper bound. We do not guess the cap.
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.
30
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 is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer is on file with no resolved reference, so no cap is applied and none is guessed. All three maintenance fees were paid, so no fee lapse ended it. Confidence: Low. 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 18, 2003, when application 10/740,346, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jun 30, 2010); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row) | Dec 18, 2023 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | A parent in the chain could not be resolved | dated from this application's own claim | Medium confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | Disclaimer on file (approved), reference document not resolved | no cap applied, and none guessed | Medium confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | term ended | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | no later than Dec 18, 2023 | Low confidence |
This family
| US 7,083,828 | Term ended Mar 2024 | Mar 2024 |
| US 8,034,173 | In force no later than Jun 2027 | no later than Jun 2027 |
| US 7,828,889 | In force Dec 2026 | Dec 2026 |
| US 7,531,598 | Term ended Dec 2024 | Dec 2024 |
| Application PCT/US2006/039360 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 7,399,738 | In force Aug 2027 | Aug 2027 |
| US 7,541,323 | In force Aug 2027 | Aug 2027 |
| US 7,901,731 | this patent no later than Dec 2023 | no later than Dec 2023 |
8 of 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2013 Reel 30833, frame 963 | The Clorox Company | The Armor All/STP Products Company | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 22, 2014 Reel 32113, frame 621 | The Armor All/STP Products Company | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security Agreement |
| May 28, 2015 Reel 35736, frame 697 | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | The Armor All/STP Products Company | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 14, 2015 Reel 36102, frame 1 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral Trustee | Applica Consumer Products, Inc.; Applica Consumer Products, Inc., a Corp. of Florida; Kwikset Corporation; Liquid Holding Company, Inc.; National Manufacturing Co.; Price Pfister, Inc.; Rov Holding, Inc., a Corp. of Delaware; Rovcal, Inc.; Rovcal, Inc., a Corp. of California; Russell Hobbs, Inc., a Corp. of Delaware; Salix Animal Health, LLC; Seed Resources, L.l.c.; Spectrum Brands, Inc.; Spectrum Brands, Inc. as Successor in Interest to Rovcal, Inc.; Spectrum Brands, Inc., a Corp. of Delaware; Tell Manufacturing, Inc.; Tetra Holding (US), Inc., a Corp. of Delaware; Tetra Holdings (US), Inc.; United Industries Corporation; United Industries Corporation as Successor in Interest to Liquid Holding Company, Inc.; United Pet Group, Inc.; United Pet Group, Inc., a Corp. of Delaware | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 14, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral Trustee | Applica Consumer Products, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 14, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral Trustee | Applica Consumer Products, Inc., a Corp. of Florida | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 14, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral Trustee | Kwikset Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 14, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral Trustee | Liquid Holding Company, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 14, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral Trustee | National Manufacturing Co. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 14, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral Trustee | Price Pfister, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 14, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral Trustee | Rov Holding, Inc., a Corp. of Delaware | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 14, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral Trustee | Rovcal, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 14, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral Trustee | Rovcal, Inc., a Corp. of California | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 14, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral Trustee | Russell Hobbs, Inc., a Corp. of Delaware | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 14, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral Trustee | Salix Animal Health, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 14, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral Trustee | Seed Resources, L.l.c. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 14, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral Trustee | Spectrum Brands, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 14, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral Trustee | Spectrum Brands, Inc. as Successor in Interest to Rovcal, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 14, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral Trustee | Spectrum Brands, Inc., a Corp. of Delaware | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 14, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral Trustee | Tell Manufacturing, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 14, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral Trustee | Tetra Holding (US), Inc., a Corp. of Delaware | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 14, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral Trustee | Tetra Holdings (US), Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 14, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral Trustee | United Industries Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 14, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral Trustee | United Industries Corporation as Successor in Interest to Liquid Holding Company, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 14, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral Trustee | United Pet Group, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 14, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral Trustee | United Pet Group, Inc., a Corp. of Delaware | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 20, 2015 Reel 36131, frame 722 | The Armor All/STP Products Company | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2018 Reel 46303, frame 421 | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch | Royal Bank of Canada | Notice of Successor Agent and Assignment of Security Interest (Intellectual Property) Reel/Frame 036131/0722 |
| Jan 28, 2019 Reel 48157, frame 549 | The Armor All/STP Products Company | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Jan 30, 2019 Reel 48183, frame 811 | Royal Bank of Canada | The Armor All/STP Products Company | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 25, 2019 Reel 50829, frame 790 | The Armor All/STP Products Company | Energizer Auto, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Dec 30, 2020 Reel 54875, frame 651 | Energizer Brands, LLC; Energizer Auto, Inc. | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Mar 19, 2025 Reel 70565, frame 282 | Energizer Brands, LLC; Energizer Auto, Inc.,; Energizer Auto Sales, Inc. | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Amended and Restated Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
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What's changing
Note
A terminal disclaimer is on file and its reference is not resolved. No cap is applied and none is guessed
Open question
A terminal disclaimer is on file (approved) and its reference document is not resolved. A disclaimer would cap the term earlier than Dec 18, 2023. We will not guess the cap.
Citations
23
later US patents cite this one
That is above the median of utility patents granted in 2011 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
This computed term ends no later than the date shown; an unresolved terminal disclaimer may end it earlier. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.