Term ends Sep 25, 2030 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Feb 20, 2029
Held by Capsa Solutions, LLC
Filed Feb 20, 2009 as application 12/389,721 · Granted Jun 12, 2012
Base term plus 582 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2009
2030
Clock starts
Feb 20, 2009
Feb 20, 2009
Term ends
Sep 25, 2030
Sep 25, 2030
Granted
Jun 12, 2012
Jun 12, 2012
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
582
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 582 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 Feb 20, 2009, when this application, 12/389,721, was filed | Feb 20, 2029 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +582 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Sep 25, 2030 | 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 | Sep 25, 2030 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2009 Reel 22453, frame 32 | Bustle, Benjamin Shane; Connelly, Jacob; Holzshu, Chad M.; McRorie, Robert Grant | Rubbermaid Incorporated | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 12, 2015 Reel 36337, frame 946 | Capsa Solutions LLC (F/K/A International Retail Services Group, LLC); Capsa International Sales Corporation; Irsg Holdings, LLC | The Privatebank and Trust Company, as Administrative Agent | Reaffirmation of and First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Patent and Trademark Security Agreement |
| Nov 13, 2015 Reel 37037, frame 468 | Rubbermaid, Incorporated | Capsa Solutions, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 11, 2017 Reel 43812, frame 102 | Capsa Solutions LLC | Midcap Financial Trust, As Agent | Security Interest |
| Sep 11, 2017 Reel 43814, frame 565 | The Privatebank and Trust Company, as Administrative Agent | Capsa Solutions LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 13, 2017 Reel 43856, frame 764 | Capsa Solutions LLC | CSHC Debtco, LLC | Second Lien Patent Security Agreement |
| Mar 17, 2023 Reel 63115, frame 670 | Capsa Solutions LLC | Midcap Financial Trust | Security Interest |
| Mar 17, 2023 Reel 63115, frame 754 | Capsa Solutions LLC | CSHC Debtco, LLC | Second Lien Patent Security Agreement |
| Apr 29, 2026 Reel 75498, frame 380 | Capsa Solutions LLC | Midcap Financial Trust, As Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| May 1, 2026 Reel 75315, frame 775 | CSHC Debtco, LLC, as Agent | Capsa Solutions LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| May 1, 2026 Reel 75315, frame 879 | Midcap Financial Trust, As Agent | Capsa Solutions LLC | Release of Security Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Sep 2030
Term ends Sep 25, 2030. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 582 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
66
later US patents cite this one
That is top 10% of utility patents granted in 2012 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.