Collateral for a security interest recorded Jul 6, 2023 (Bank of America, N.A.).
Term ends Jun 1, 2027 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 16, 2026
Held by Diversey, Inc.
Filed Oct 21, 2008 as application 12/158,522 · Granted May 31, 2011
Base term plus 197 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2006
2027
Clock starts
Nov 16, 2006
Nov 16, 2006
Term ends
Jun 1, 2027
Jun 1, 2027
Granted
May 31, 2011
May 31, 2011
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
197
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.
5
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 197 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 Nov 16, 2006, when application PCT/US2006/060961, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Oct 21, 2008) | Nov 16, 2026 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +197 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jun 1, 2027 | 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 | Jun 1, 2027 | High confidence |
This family
| Application PCT/US2006/060961 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 7,950,106 | this patent Jun 2027 | Jun 2027 |
| US 8,875,338 | Grace period ended Nov 2026 | Nov 2026 |
| US 8,261,408 | In force Nov 2026 | Nov 2026 |
| US 8,918,954 | In force Nov 2026 | Nov 2026 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2008 Reel 21710, frame 225 | Oberhaensli, Franz; Mayer, Heinrich-tito | Johnsondiversey, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 2, 2009 Reel 23814, frame 701 | Johnsondiversey, Inc. | Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security Agreement |
| Mar 15, 2010 Reel 24079, frame 21 | Johnsondiversey, Inc. | Diversey, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Nov 16, 2011 Reel 27241, frame 447 | Oberhaensli, Franz; Mayer, Heinrich-tito | Diversey, Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Receiving Party Name to Diversey, Inc. and to Add Paragraphs (3) and (4) Previously Recorded on Reel 021710 Frame 0225. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
| Jan 30, 2012 Reel 27618, frame 44 | Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Diversey, Inc. (Formerly Known as Johnsondiversey, Inc.) | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 9, 2018 Reel 45300, frame 141 | Diversey, Inc.; The Butcher Company | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Collateral Agent | Security Agreement |
| Jul 6, 2023 Reel 64222, frame 751 | Birko Corporation; Solenis Technologies, L.p.; Innovative Water Care, LLC; Diversey, Inc.; Diversey Taski, Inc. | Bank Of America, N.a. | Abl Patent Security Agreement |
| Jul 6, 2023 Reel 64223, frame 526 | Birko Corporation; Solenis Technologies, L.p.; Innovative Water Care, LLC; Diversey, Inc.; Diversey Taski, Inc. | Goldman Sachs Bank USA | Term Loan Patent Security Agreement |
| Jul 7, 2023 Reel 64225, frame 170 | Birko Corporation; Solenis Technologies, L.p.; Innovative Water Care, LLC; Diversey, Inc.; Diversey Taski, Inc.; Innovative Water Care Global Corporation | Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. | 2023 Notes Patent Security Agreement |
| Jul 7, 2023 Reel 64225, frame 576 | Birko Corporation; Solenis Technologies, L.p.; Innovative Water Care, LLC; Diversey, Inc.; Diversey Taski, Inc. | Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. | 2021 Notes Patent Security Agreement |
| Jul 7, 2023 Reel 64348, frame 235 | Birko Corporation; Solenis Technologies, L.p.; Innovative Water Care, LLC; Diversey, Inc.; Diversey Taski, Inc. | Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. | Notes Patent Security Agreement |
| Jul 10, 2023 Reel 64236, frame 722 | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Diversey, Inc.; The Butcher Company | Release of Security Agreement Reel/Frame 045300/0141 |
| Jul 10, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Diversey, Inc. | Release of Security Agreement Reel/Frame 045300/0141 |
| Jul 10, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | The Butcher Company | Release of Security Agreement Reel/Frame 045300/0141 |
| Jun 24, 2024 Reel 67824, frame 278 | Birko Corporation; Diversey, Inc.; Diversey Taski, Inc.; Innovative Water Care, LLC; Solenis Technologies, L.p. | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Security Agreement (2024 Notes) |
| Oct 10, 2025 Reel 73061, frame 885 | Diversey, Inc.; Diversey Taski, Inc.; Innovative Water Care, LLC; Solenis Technologies, L.p. | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Security Agreement (NOTES) |
| Oct 10, 2025 Reel 73074, frame 198 | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. | Birko Corporation; Diversey, Inc.; Diversey Taski, Inc.; Innovative Water Care, LLC; Solenis Technologies, L.p. | Release of 2023 Notes Patent Security Interests |
| Oct 10, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. | Birko Corporation | Release of 2023 Notes Patent Security Interests |
| Oct 10, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. | Diversey, Inc. | Release of 2023 Notes Patent Security Interests |
| Oct 10, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. | Diversey Taski, Inc. | Release of 2023 Notes Patent Security Interests |
| Oct 10, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. | Innovative Water Care, LLC | Release of 2023 Notes Patent Security Interests |
| Oct 10, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. | Solenis Technologies, L.p. | Release of 2023 Notes Patent Security Interests |
| Nov 14, 2025 Reel 73570, frame 838 | Chem-Aqua, Inc.; Diversey, Inc.; Diversey Taski, Inc.; Innovative Water Care, LLC; NCH Corporation; NCH Life Sciences LLC; Solenis Technologies, L.p. | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Nov 14, 2025 Reel 73564, frame 864 | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Birko Corporation; Diversey, Inc.; Diversey Taski, Inc.; Innovative Water Care, LLC; Solenis Technologies, L.p. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 14, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Birko Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 14, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Diversey, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 14, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Diversey Taski, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 14, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Innovative Water Care, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 14, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Solenis Technologies, L.p. | Release of Security Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
USPTO account required: This application in Patent Center · USPTO's maintenance fee lookup
Maintenance fee events come from USPTO's own fee records. Its fee lookup asks for the patent number and the application number.
What's changing
Jun 2027
Term ends Jun 1, 2027. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 197 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
3
later US patents cite this one
That is below 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
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.