Collateral for a security interest recorded May 19, 2026 (Bank of America, N.A.).
Term ends Sep 15, 2031 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Sep 15, 2031
Held by Olin Corporation
Filed Sep 15, 2011 as application 13/233,384 · Granted Apr 16, 2013
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2011
2031
Clock starts
Sep 15, 2011
Sep 15, 2011
Term ends
Sep 15, 2031
Sep 15, 2031
Granted
Apr 16, 2013
Apr 16, 2013
base term
fee events
Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
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.
3
Family applications on record here
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This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Sep 15, 2011, when this application, 13/233,384, was filed | Sep 15, 2031 | 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 | 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 | Sep 15, 2031 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,418,620 | this patent Sep 2031 | Sep 2031 |
| Application PCT/US2011/051938 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| Application 13/863,750 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 2012 Reel 27513, frame 911 | Frank, Ben N. | Olin Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 7, 2020 Reel 53436, frame 262 | Olin Corporation | Bank Of America, N.a. | Security Agreement |
| Jul 29, 2021 Reel 57016, frame 561 | Bank Of America, N.a. | Olin Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| May 19, 2026 Reel 74694, frame 881 | Olin Corporation; Olin Winchester, LLC | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Collateral May 19, 2026 | Security Interest |
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What's changing
Sep 2031
Term ends Sep 15, 2031. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
18
later US patents cite this one
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