Also listed on Powers Fasteners, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Feb 6, 2031 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jan 29, 2030
Held by Black & Decker Inc.
Filed Jan 29, 2010 as application 12/696,102 · Granted Feb 19, 2013
Base term plus 373 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2010
2031
Clock starts
Jan 29, 2010
Jan 29, 2010
Term ends
Feb 6, 2031
Feb 6, 2031
Granted
Feb 19, 2013
Feb 19, 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
373
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 373 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 Jan 29, 2010, when this application, 12/696,102, was filed | Jan 29, 2030 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +373 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Feb 6, 2031 | 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 | Feb 6, 2031 | 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 23, 2010 Reel 24122, frame 188 | Gaudron, Paul; Armiento, Alan J. | Powers Fasteners, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 21, 2011 Reel 25991, frame 480 | Power Fasteners, Inc. | Powers Products III, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 4, 2012 Reel 28891, frame 209 | Powers Products Iii, L.l.c. | Black & Decker Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Feb 2031
Term ends Feb 6, 2031. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 373 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
7
later US patents cite this one
That is below 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.