Collateral for a security interest recorded Feb 9, 2022 (Bank of America, N.A.).
Term ends Dec 17, 2031 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jun 29, 2030
Held by Ahf, LLC D/B/A Ahf Products
Filed Jun 29, 2010 as application 12/825,448 · Granted Aug 12, 2014
Base term plus 536 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2010
2031
Clock starts
Jun 29, 2010
Jun 29, 2010
Term ends
Dec 17, 2031
Dec 17, 2031
Granted
Aug 12, 2014
Aug 12, 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
536
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.
2
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 runs 536 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 Jun 29, 2010, when this application, 12/825,448, was filed | Jun 29, 2030 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +536 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Dec 17, 2031 | 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 | Dec 17, 2031 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,801,505 | this patent Dec 2031 | Dec 2031 |
| US 10,072,427 | In force Jan 2031 | Jan 2031 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2010 Reel 24711, frame 32 | Smith, W. Steven | Armstrong World Industries, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 27, 2014 Reel 33248, frame 197 | Armstrong World Industries, Inc. | Awi Licensing Company | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 6, 2016 Reel 38629, frame 767 | Awi Licensing Company | Afi Licensing LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 17, 2016 Reel 40381, frame 180 | Afi Licensing LLC | Bank of America, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Dec 31, 2018 Reel 47996, frame 459 | Bank of America, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Afi Licensing LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 29, 2019 Reel 48171, frame 134 | Armstrong Flooring, Inc. | Armstrong Hardwood Flooring Company | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 8, 2019 Reel 48544, frame 630 | Homerwood Hardwood Flooring Company, LLC; Ahf, LLC | Ally Bank, As Collateral Agent | Security Agreement |
| Feb 26, 2021 Reel 55421, frame 470 | Afi Licensing LLC | Armstrong Hardwood Flooring Company | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 19, 2021 Reel 55663, frame 550 | Armstrong Hardwood Flooring Company | Ahf, LLC D/B/A Ahf Products | Change of Name |
| Feb 1, 2022 Reel 58850, frame 408 | Ally Bank, As Collateral Agent | Homerwood Hardwood Flooring Company, LLC; Ahf, LLC (F/K/A Armstrong Hardwood Flooring Company) | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 1, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Ally Bank, As Collateral Agent | Homerwood Hardwood Flooring Company, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 1, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Ally Bank, As Collateral Agent | Ahf, LLC (F/K/A Armstrong Hardwood Flooring Company) | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 9, 2022 Reel 58979, frame 256 | Ahf. Products, LLC; Ahf, LLC; Starboard Intermediate Holding Company, LLC; Starboard Merger Company, LLC; J. Michael & Co. LLC; Homerwood Hardwood Flooring Company, LLC | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Jul 9, 2024 Reel 68239, frame 626 | Starboard Intermediate Holding Company, LLC; Starboard Merger Company, LLC; Ahf Parent Holding, Inc.; Ahf Products, LLC; J. Michael & Co. LLC; Ahf, LLC; Homerwood Hardwood Flooring Company, LLC | UBS AG, Stamford Branch | Senior Lien Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
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What's changing
Dec 2031
Term ends Dec 17, 2031. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 536 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
2
later US patents cite this one
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