Term ends Feb 1, 2030 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Feb 1, 2030
Held by APS Tech LLC
Filed Oct 5, 2012 as application 13/646,540 · Granted Feb 4, 2014
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2010
2030
Clock starts
Feb 1, 2010
Feb 1, 2010
Term ends
Feb 1, 2030
Feb 1, 2030
Granted
Feb 4, 2014
Feb 4, 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.
7
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
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 Feb 1, 2010, when application 12/698,125, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Oct 5, 2012) | Feb 1, 2030 | 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 | Feb 1, 2030 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,453,764 | In force Apr 2031 | Apr 2031 |
| Application PCT/US2011/023179 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 8,684,108 | In force Feb 2030 | Feb 2030 |
| US 8,640,791 | this patent Feb 2030 | Feb 2030 |
| US 9,696,198 | In force Jun 2031 | Jun 2031 |
| US 10,416,024 | In force Feb 2030 | Feb 2030 |
| Application 16/569,875 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 2014 Reel 33101, frame 795 | APS Technology, Inc. | Rbs Citizens, National Association | Security Interest |
| Oct 4, 2017 Reel 43782, frame 731 | Citizens Bank, N.A., as Agent, Formerly Known as RBS Citizens, National Association | APS Technology, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 10, 2017 Reel 44169, frame 53 | APS Technology, Inc.; APS Industries, Inc.; Apst International, Inc. | Balance Point Capital Partners III, LP | Security Interest |
| Feb 7, 2019 Reel 48375, frame 848 | APS Technology, Inc.; APS Industries, Inc.; Apst International, Inc. | Keybank National Association | Security Interest |
| Feb 7, 2019 Reel 49856, frame 434 | APS Technology, Inc.; APS Industries, Inc.; Apst International, Inc. | Balance Point Capital Partners III, LP | Amended and Restated Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Jan 17, 2024 Reel 66341, frame 846 | APS Technology LLC | Balance Point Capital Partners III, LP, as Agent | Security Interest |
| Feb 1, 2024 Reel 66405, frame 762 | Keybank National Association | APS Technology Inc.; APS Industries Inc.; Apst International Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 1, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Keybank National Association | APS Technology Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 1, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Keybank National Association | APS Industries Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 1, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Keybank National Association | Apst International Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 7, 2025 Reel 73016, frame 572 | APS Technology LLC | APS Tech LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Feb 2030
Term ends Feb 1, 2030. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
24
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2014 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.