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Ambient Cure Water-Based Coatings for Writable-Erasable Surfaces

US 8,309,653 In force, term unresolved
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded Dec 31, 2020 (JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.).

Term ends no later than Apr 8, 2029 · Low confidence

In force on USPTO's status record and by its fee record. A terminal disclaimer on file may shorten this term, possibly to a date already past; its reference document is unresolved, so the date above is an upper bound and no earlier date is guessed.

Filed Jan 9, 2009 as application 12/351,521 · Granted Nov 13, 2012
Base term plus 635 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
2007 2029
Clock starts
Jul 13, 2007
Ends no later than
Apr 8, 2029
Granted
Nov 13, 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
635
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
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.
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 runs 635 days past its 20-year base term on 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 are recorded paid; no more fees are due. 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.
StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Jul 13, 2007, when application PCT/US2007/073524, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jan 9, 2009); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row)Jul 13, 2027High confidence
Continuity chainA parent in the chain could not be resolveddated from this application's own claimMedium confidence
Patent term adjustment+635 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordApr 8, 2029High confidence
Terminal disclaimer capDisclaimer on file (approved), reference document not resolvedno cap applied, and none guessedMedium confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events3 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderno later than Apr 8, 2029Low confidence

This family

US 8,309,653this patent
no later than Apr 2029
no later than Apr 2029
US 8,686,091Lapsed on the fee record
Apr 2018
Apr 2018
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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Feb 18, 2009
Reel 22273, frame 655
Goscha, JohnIdea Paint Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Dec 22, 2009
Reel 23686, frame 553
Donbrosky, Martin DouglasIdea Paint Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Apr 7, 2010
Reel 24197, frame 227
Goscha, JohnIdeapaint, Inc.Corrective Assignment to Correct the the Spelling of the Name of the Assignee Previously Recorded on Reel 023475 Frame 0261. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Correct Spelling of the Name Is Ideapaint, Inc..
Jan 22, 2015
Reel 34794, frame 390
Ideapaint, Inc.Silicon Valley BankSecurity Agreement
Sep 12, 2019
Reel 50369, frame 37
Goscha, John; Donbrosky, MartinIdeapaint, Inc.Clarification of the Assignment Record
Sep 13, 2019
Reel 50369, frame 634
Silicon Valley BankIdeapaint, Inc.Security Interest
Sep 13, 2019
Reel 50371, frame 107
Ideapaint, Inc.Icp Construction, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Sep 17, 2019
Reel 50398, frame 598
Icp Construction, Inc.Antares Capital LP, as Collateral AgentSecurity Interest
Sep 19, 2019
Reel 50426, frame 86
Icp Construction, Inc.Goldman Sachs Middle Market Lending Corp., as Collateral AgentSecurity Interest
Dec 29, 2020
Reel 54866, frame 395
Antares Capital LP, as AgentIcp Adhesives and Sealants, Inc.; Lenox Acquisition, LLC; Pli-Dek, LLC; Icp Construction, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Dec 29, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Antares Capital LP, as AgentIcp Adhesives and Sealants, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Dec 29, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Antares Capital LP, as AgentLenox Acquisition, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Dec 29, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Antares Capital LP, as AgentPli-Dek, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Dec 29, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Antares Capital LP, as AgentIcp Construction, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Dec 30, 2020
Reel 54871, frame 203
Goldman Sachs Middle Market Lending Corp.Icp Adhesives and Sealants, Inc.; Lenox Acquisition, LLC; Pli-Dek, LLC; Icp Construction, Inc.Release of Security Interest : Recorded at Reel/Frame - 044037-0515; 044037-0590; 045792-0510 and 050426-0086
Dec 30, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Goldman Sachs Middle Market Lending Corp.Icp Adhesives and Sealants, Inc.Release of Security Interest : Recorded at Reel/Frame - 044037-0515; 044037-0590; 045792-0510 and 050426-0086
Dec 30, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Goldman Sachs Middle Market Lending Corp.Lenox Acquisition, LLCRelease of Security Interest : Recorded at Reel/Frame - 044037-0515; 044037-0590; 045792-0510 and 050426-0086
Dec 30, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Goldman Sachs Middle Market Lending Corp.Pli-Dek, LLCRelease of Security Interest : Recorded at Reel/Frame - 044037-0515; 044037-0590; 045792-0510 and 050426-0086
Dec 30, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Goldman Sachs Middle Market Lending Corp.Icp Construction, Inc.Release of Security Interest : Recorded at Reel/Frame - 044037-0515; 044037-0590; 045792-0510 and 050426-0086
Dec 31, 2020
Reel 54883, frame 265
Icp Construction, Inc.; Gardner-Gibson, Inc.; Gardner Asphalt Corporation; Pli-Dek, LLC; Sun Coatings, Inc.JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral AgentSecurity Agreement (First Lien)
Jan 4, 2021
Reel 54888, frame 48
Icp Construction, Inc.; Gardner-Gibson, Inc.; Gardner Asphalt Corporation; Pli-Dek, LLC; Sun Coatings, Inc.Antares Capital, L.P., as Collateral AgentSecurity Agreement (Second Lien)
Sep 15, 2023
Reel 64923, frame 317
Antares Capital LPWilmington Trust, National Association, as Collateral AgentAssignment of 2ND Lien Security Interest (REEL 054888 / Frame 0048)
Oct 15, 2026
Reel 76675, frame 694
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.Alter Domus (US), LLCAssignment of Security Interest in First Lien Patents (54883/0265)

Sources

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

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