Collateral for a security interest recorded Sep 9, 2020 (TD Bank, N.A.).
Term ends Nov 30, 2026 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 30, 2026
Why Medium: A parent in the chain could not be resolved.
Held by Aob Products Company
Filed Oct 29, 2012 as application 13/663,253 · Granted Aug 27, 2013
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2006
2026
Clock starts
Nov 30, 2006
Nov 30, 2006
Term ends
Nov 30, 2026
Nov 30, 2026
Granted
Aug 27, 2013
Aug 27, 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.
2
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: Medium. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Nov 30, 2006, when application 11/607,550, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Oct 29, 2012); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row) | Nov 30, 2026 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | A parent in the chain could not be resolved | dated from this application's own claim | Medium 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 | Nov 30, 2026 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 8,296,988 | Lapsed on the fee record Oct 2016 | Oct 2016 |
| US 8,516,734 | this patent Nov 2026 | Nov 2026 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2012 Reel 29231, frame 520 | Yale, David; Posserfield, Russell A.; Morrow, Tim | Battenfeld Technologies, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 27, 2013 Reel 30102, frame 289 | Yale, David; Potterfield, Russell A.; Morrow, Tim | Battenfeld Technologies, Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the the Second Inventor's Name Is Shown as Russell a. Posserfield Whereas the Correct Information Is Russell a. Potterfield Previously Recorded on Reel 029231 Frame 0520. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
| Jun 7, 2020 Reel 52860, frame 247 | Battenfeld Technologies, Inc. | Aob Products Company | Change of Name |
| Jul 13, 2020 Reel 53194, frame 585 | Battenfeld Technologies, Inc. | Aob Products Company | Corrective Assignment to Correct the to Remove Patent Nos 8020302, 8966771, 9375854, and 8584367 Previously Recorded on Reel 052860 Frame 0247. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Change of Name. |
| Sep 9, 2020 Reel 53733, frame 139 | Aob Products Company | Td Bank, N.a. | Security Interest |
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Nov 2026
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