Collateral for a security interest recorded May 20, 2014 (Bank of America, N.A.).
Term ends May 23, 2032 · High confidence
20-year base term ends May 23, 2032
Held by Knoll, Inc.
Filed May 23, 2012 as application 13/478,565 · Granted Jan 14, 2014
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2012
2032
Clock starts
May 23, 2012
May 23, 2012
Term ends
May 23, 2032
May 23, 2032
Granted
Jan 14, 2014
Jan 14, 2014
base term
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
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.
22
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 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 May 23, 2012, when this application, 13/478,565, was filed | May 23, 2032 | 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 | May 23, 2032 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,702,171 | In force Jun 2032 | Jun 2032 |
| Application PCT/US2011/038342 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 8,342,462 | In force Jun 2031 | Jun 2031 |
| Application PCT/US2011/039065 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| Application PCT/US2011/039587 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 8,667,909 | In force May 2032 | May 2032 |
| US 8,628,142 | this patent May 2032 | May 2032 |
| Application PCT/US2012/039239 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
8 of 22 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.
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2012 Reel 28262, frame 624 | Van Hekken, Hendrik R. | Knoll, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 20, 2014 Reel 32961, frame 4 | Knoll, Inc. | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Notice of Grant of Security Interest in Patents |
| Jul 19, 2021 Reel 57649, frame 828 | Knoll, Inc. | Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Aug 8, 2025 Reel 72342, frame 380 | Goldman Sachs Bank USA | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Assignment of Security Interest in Patent Collateral |
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What's changing
May 2032
Term ends May 23, 2032. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
3
later US patents cite this one
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