Collateral for a security interest recorded Mar 23, 2018 (Encina Business Credit, LLC).
Term ends Jun 1, 2030 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Sep 30, 2028
Filed Sep 30, 2008 as application 12/242,303 · Granted Jan 22, 2013
Base term plus 609 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2008
2030
Clock starts
Sep 30, 2008
Sep 30, 2008
Term ends
Jun 1, 2030
Jun 1, 2030
Granted
Jan 22, 2013
Jan 22, 2013
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
609
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 609 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 Sep 30, 2008, when this application, 12/242,303, was filed | Sep 30, 2028 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +609 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jun 1, 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 | Jun 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2008 Reel 21612, frame 975 | Natarelli, David | Technical Consumer Products, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 3, 2016 Reel 39919, frame 650 | Technical Consumer Products, Inc.; Technical Consumer Products Canada Inc. | Pnc Bank, National Association | Security Interest |
| Mar 23, 2018 Reel 45681, frame 658 | Technical Consumer Products, Inc. | Encina Business Credit, LLC, as Agent | Security Interest |
| Mar 26, 2018 Reel 45726, frame 793 | PNC Bank, National Association, as Agent | Technical Consumer Products, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 12, 2025 Reel 71251, frame 436 | Eclipse Business Capital LLC (F/K/A Encina Business Credit, LLC), as Agent | Technical Consumer Products, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Jun 2030
Term ends Jun 1, 2030. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 609 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
11
later US patents cite this one
That is above the median of utility patents granted in 2013 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.