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Variable Felted Polyurethane Foams for Sponges and Wipes

US 8,247,466 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods

Also listed on Foamex L.P., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.

Collateral for a security interest recorded Nov 2, 2017 (U.S. Bank National Association).

Term ends Dec 10, 2029 · High confidence

Held by Fxi, Inc.
Filed Apr 21, 2008 as application 12/106,447 · Granted Aug 21, 2012
Base term plus 598 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
2008 2029
Clock starts
Apr 21, 2008
Term ends
Dec 10, 2029
Granted
Aug 21, 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
598
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.
9
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 598 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.
StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Apr 21, 2008, when this application, 12/106,447, was filedApr 21, 2028High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+598 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordDec 10, 2029High confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events3 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderDec 10, 2029High confidence

This family

Application 10/885,481Abandoned
not computed
not computed
US 7,687,139Term ended
Aug 2024
Aug 2024
US 8,247,466this patent
Dec 2029
Dec 2029
US D621,182Term ended
Aug 2024
Aug 2024
US D642,845Term ended
Aug 2025
Aug 2025
US D642,847Term ended
Aug 2025
Aug 2025
US D642,413Term ended
Aug 2025
Aug 2025
US 8,621,694In force
Feb 2031
Feb 2031
8 of 9 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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Apr 21, 2008
Reel 20831, frame 971
Brown, LindaFoamex L.P.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jul 20, 2009
Reel 23056, frame 120
Foamex Innovations Operating CompanyWachovia Bank, National AssociationSecurity Agreement
Jul 28, 2009
Reel 23015, frame 187
Foamex International Inc.; Foamex L.P.MP Foam Dip LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Aug 14, 2009
Reel 23094, frame 786
Foamex Innovations, Inc. (Formerly MP Foam Dip LLC)Foamex Innovations Operating CompanyAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Dec 7, 2011
Reel 27339, frame 4
Foamex Innovations Operating CompanyFxi, Inc.Change of Name
Dec 2, 2015
Reel 37186, frame 125
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Successor by Merger to Wachovia Bank, National Association, as AgentFxi, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Dec 2, 2015
Reel 37189, frame 351
Fxi, Inc.Suntrust Bank, As AgentSecurity Interest
Nov 2, 2017
Reel 44360, frame 430
Suntrust Bank, As AgentFxi, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Nov 2, 2017
Reel 44360, frame 806
Fxi, Inc.Suntrust Bank, As AgentSecurity Interest
Nov 2, 2017
Reel 44779, frame 483
Fxi, Inc.U.S. Bank National AssociationSecurity Interest
Feb 24, 2020
Reel 52004, frame 277
Fxi, Inc.; Innocor, Inc.U.S. Bank National AssociationSecurity Interest
Feb 25, 2020
Reel 52019, frame 442
Fxi, Inc.; Innocor, Inc.Truist Bank, As AgentSecurity Interest
Feb 25, 2020
Reel 52019, frame 659
Truist Bank, as Agent, Successor-by-Merger to Suntrust BankFxi, Inc.Release of Security Interest
May 1, 2023
Reel 63492, frame 830
Fxi, Inc.U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as AgentSecurity Interest
May 1, 2023
Reel 63500, frame 738
U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as AgentFxi, Inc.Release of Security Interest in Patents at R/F 044779/0483
Nov 11, 2025
Reel 73572, frame 811
Fxi, Inc.U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as AgentCorrective Assignment to Correct the Supporting Documents Previously Recorded at Reel: 63492 Frame: 830. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Interest.
Nov 20, 2025
Reel 72975, frame 724
Fxi, Inc.U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as AgentSecurity Interest
Nov 25, 2025
Reel 73697, frame 892
Fxi, Inc.U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as AgentPatent Security Agreement - Senior Secured Notes
Nov 25, 2025
Reel 73697, frame 899
Fxi, Inc.U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as AgentPatent Security Agreement - Junior Secured Notes
Nov 25, 2025
Reel 73698, frame 832
U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Successor in Interest to U.S. Bank National AssociationFxi, Inc. (in Its Own Capacity and as Successor by Merger to Innocor, Inc.)Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel/Frame 052004/0277
Nov 25, 2025
Reel 73698, frame 839
U.S. Bank Trust Company, National AssociationFxi, Inc.Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel/Frame 063492/0830

Sources

Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO

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