Collateral for a security interest recorded Aug 25, 2021 (HSBC Bank USA, National Association).
Term ends Mar 29, 2027 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 29, 2027
Held by Geon Performance Solutions, LLC
Filed Mar 29, 2011 as application 13/075,020 · Granted Sep 25, 2012
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2007
2027
Clock starts
Mar 29, 2007
Mar 29, 2007
Term ends
Mar 29, 2027
Mar 29, 2027
Granted
Sep 25, 2012
Sep 25, 2012
base term
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.
No effect
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 7,939,006, to Mar 29, 2027. The term already ends on or before that date, so the cap shortened nothing.
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.
3
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 resolved from the filed document, and it ends no earlier than this term, so it shortens nothing. 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, 2007, when application PCT/US2007/065503, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Mar 29, 2011) | Mar 29, 2027 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | Disclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 7,939,006) | resolves to Mar 29, 2027, no earlier than this term, so no change | 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 29, 2027 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,939,006 | In force Mar 2027 | Mar 2027 |
| US 8,273,283 | this patent Mar 2027 | Mar 2027 |
2 of 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 2011 Reel 27522, frame 154 | PolyOne Corporation; Gayson Silicone Dispersions, Inc.; Colormatrix Corporation, The; Colormatrix Holdings, Inc. | Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC | Security Agreement |
| Dec 28, 2011 Reel 27450, frame 907 | PolyOne Corporation | Bank Of America, N.a. | Security Agreement |
| Dec 29, 2011 Reel 27456, frame 779 | PolyOne Corporation | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. | Security Agreement |
| Feb 28, 2013 Reel 29900, frame 240 | Bank of America, N.A., as Agent | PolyOne Corporation | Release of Security Interest Recorded at Reel 027450 Frame 0907 |
| Nov 18, 2015 Reel 37129, frame 199 | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. | PolyOne Corporation | Release (REEL 027456 / Frame 0779) |
| Nov 19, 2015 Reel 37146, frame 724 | PolyOne Corporation; Colormatrix Group, Inc.; Colormatrix Holdings, Inc.; The Colormatrix Corporation; Gayson Silicone Dispersions, Inc.; PolyOne Designed Structures and Solutions LLC | Citibank, N.A,, as Administrative Agent | Security Agreement |
| Oct 25, 2019 Reel 50829, frame 840 | Echo US Holdings, LLC | Cerberus Business Finance Agency, LLC | Assignment for Security -- Patents |
| Oct 28, 2019 Reel 50838, frame 60 | Wells Fargo Capital Finance LLC | PolyOne Corporation; The Colormatrix Corporation; Colormatrix Holdings, Inc.; Gsdi Specialty Dispersions, Inc. | Partial Release of Security Interest Recorded at R/F 27522/0154 |
| Oct 28, 2019 Reel 50838, frame 320 | Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | PolyOne Corporation | Partial Release of Security Interest Recorded at R/F/ 037146/0724 |
| Oct 28, 2019 Reel 50847, frame 396 | PolyOne Corporation | Echo US Holdings, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 28, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Capital Finance LLC | PolyOne Corporation | Partial Release of Security Interest Recorded at R/F 27522/0154 |
| Oct 28, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Capital Finance LLC | The Colormatrix Corporation | Partial Release of Security Interest Recorded at R/F 27522/0154 |
| Oct 28, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Capital Finance LLC | Colormatrix Holdings, Inc. | Partial Release of Security Interest Recorded at R/F 27522/0154 |
| Oct 28, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Capital Finance LLC | Gsdi Specialty Dispersions, Inc. | Partial Release of Security Interest Recorded at R/F 27522/0154 |
| Oct 29, 2019 Reel 50860, frame 746 | Echo US Holdings, LLC | Geon Performance Solutions, LLC | Change of Name |
| Jul 8, 2021 Reel 56791, frame 751 | Shakir, Saleem; Lee, Sang | PolyOne Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 18, 2021 Reel 57221, frame 585 | Cerberus Business Finance Agency, LLC | Echo US Holdings, LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Aug 25, 2021 Reel 57280, frame 941 | Geon Performance Solutions, LLC | HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Jun 24, 2025 Reel 71711, frame 354 | Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as Administrative Agent | Avient Corporation (F/K/A PolyOne Corporation); Gsdi Specialty Dispersions, Inc. (F/K/A Gayson Silicon Dispersions, Inc.); The Colormatrix Corporation; Colormatrix Holdings, Inc. | Release of Security Interests in Patents Recorded at Reel 027522, Frame 0154. |
| Jun 24, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as Administrative Agent | Avient Corporation (F/K/A PolyOne Corporation) | Release of Security Interests in Patents Recorded at Reel 027522, Frame 0154. |
| Jun 24, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as Administrative Agent | Gsdi Specialty Dispersions, Inc. (F/K/A Gayson Silicon Dispersions, Inc.) | Release of Security Interests in Patents Recorded at Reel 027522, Frame 0154. |
| Jun 24, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as Administrative Agent | The Colormatrix Corporation | Release of Security Interests in Patents Recorded at Reel 027522, Frame 0154. |
| Jun 24, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as Administrative Agent | Colormatrix Holdings, Inc. | Release of Security Interests in Patents Recorded at Reel 027522, Frame 0154. |
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What's changing
Mar 2027
Term ends Mar 29, 2027. No further fees fall due before then
Terminal disclaimer
A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 7,939,006, ends no earlier than this term, so it caps nothing.
Citations
2
later US patents cite this one
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