Also listed on Circle Graphics, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Jun 9, 2021 (Acquiom Agency Services LLC).
Term ends Oct 21, 2030 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Feb 10, 2030
Held by CG Visual Solutions Corporation
Filed Feb 10, 2010 as application 12/703,737 · Granted Apr 15, 2014
Base term plus 253 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2010
2030
Clock starts
Feb 10, 2010
Feb 10, 2010
Term ends
Oct 21, 2030
Oct 21, 2030
Granted
Apr 15, 2014
Apr 15, 2014
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
253
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 253 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 Feb 10, 2010, when this application, 12/703,737, was filed | Feb 10, 2030 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +253 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Oct 21, 2030 | 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 | Oct 21, 2030 | 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 15, 2010 Reel 24083, frame 405 | Reynolds, Kevin Michael | Circle Graphics, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 28, 2012 Reel 29548, frame 966 | Circle Graphics, Inc. | Comerica Bank, As Agent | Security Agreement |
| Nov 1, 2016 Reel 40190, frame 901 | Comerica Bank, As Agent | Circle Graphics, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 1, 2016 Reel 40190, frame 964 | Circle Graphics, Inc. | U.S. Bank National Association, as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Sep 30, 2019 Reel 50583, frame 112 | Circle Graphics, Inc. | White Oak Global Advisors, LLC, as Administrative Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Sep 30, 2019 Reel 50592, frame 389 | U.S. Bank National Association, as Administrative Agent | Circle Graphics, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Oct 31, 2019 Reel 50884, frame 798 | U.S. Bank National Association | Circle Graphics, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 22, 2019 Reel 51351, frame 775 | Circle Graphics, Inc. | U.S. Bank National Association, as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Feb 23, 2021 Reel 55434, frame 826 | White Oak Global Advisors, LLC, as the Resigning Agent | Acquiom Agency Services LLC, as the Successor Agent | Notice of Successor Agent and Assignment of Security Interest (Intellectual Property) |
| May 27, 2021 Reel 56376, frame 827 | CG Visual Solutions Holdings Corporation | CG Visual Solutions Intermediate Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 27, 2021 Reel 56376, frame 834 | Circle Graphics, Inc. | CG Visual Solutions Holdings Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 27, 2021 Reel 56376, frame 868 | CG Visual Solutions Intermediate Corporation | CG Visual Solutions Intermediate B Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 27, 2021 Reel 56377, frame 140 | CG Visual Solutions Intermediate B Corporation | CG Visual Solutions Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 9, 2021 Reel 56676, frame 205 | CG Visual Solutions Corporation | Acquiom Agency Services LLC, as Administrative Agent for the Lenders | Patent Security Agreement |
| Jun 15, 2021 Reel 56543, frame 756 | CG Visual Solutions Corporation | U.S. Bank National Association, as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Oct 30, 2024 Reel 69080, frame 526 | U.S. Bank National Association, as Administrative Agent | CG Visual Solutions Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 30, 2024 Reel 69080, frame 769 | U.S. Bank National Association, as Administrative Agent | Circle Graphics, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
USPTO account required: This application in Patent Center · USPTO's maintenance fee lookup
Maintenance fee events come from USPTO's own fee records. Its fee lookup asks for the patent number and the application number.
What's changing
Oct 2030
Term ends Oct 21, 2030. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 253 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
11
later US patents cite this one
That is above the median 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.