Also listed on LMK Enterprises, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Nov 1, 2021 (Adams Street Credit Advisors LP).
Term ends Jan 3, 2031 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jul 12, 2030
Held by LMK Technologies, LLC
Filed Jul 12, 2010 as application 12/834,589 · Granted Sep 2, 2014
Base term plus 175 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2010
2031
Clock starts
Jul 12, 2010
Jul 12, 2010
Term ends
Jan 3, 2031
Jan 3, 2031
Granted
Sep 2, 2014
Sep 2, 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
175
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.
4
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 175 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 Jul 12, 2010, when this application, 12/834,589, was filed | Jul 12, 2030 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +175 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jan 3, 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 | Jan 3, 2031 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,821,068 | this patent Jan 2031 | Jan 2031 |
| Application PCT/US2011/043345 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 9,074,338 | In force Jul 2030 | Jul 2030 |
| US 10,024,025 | In force Jul 2030 | Jul 2030 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2010 Reel 24945, frame 493 | Kiest, Larry W., JR. | LMK Enterprises, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 17, 2012 Reel 28571, frame 118 | LMK Enterprises, Inc. | LMK Technologies, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 24, 2019 Reel 48991, frame 468 | Perma-Liner Industries, LLC; Action Products Marketing Corp.; LMK Technologies, LLC | Ares Capital Corporation., As Collateral Agent | Grant of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Nov 1, 2021 Reel 58598, frame 447 | Action Products Marketing, LLC; LMK Technologies LLC; Moray Group, LLC; Perma-Liner Industries, LLC; Pipe Lining Supply Corporation | Adams Street Credit Advisors LP | Security Interest |
| Nov 2, 2021 Reel 58001, frame 984 | Ares Capital Corporation, As Collateral Agent | Perma-Liner Industries, LLC; Action Products Marketing Corp.; LMK Technologies, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 2, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Ares Capital Corporation, As Collateral Agent | Perma-Liner Industries, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 2, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Ares Capital Corporation, As Collateral Agent | Action Products Marketing Corp. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 2, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Ares Capital Corporation, As Collateral Agent | LMK Technologies, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 20, 2026 Reel 74946, frame 416 | Adams Street Credit Advisors LP | Action Products Marketing, LLC; LMK Technologies, LLC; Moray Group, LLC; Perma-Liner Industries, LLC; Pipe Lining Supply Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 23, 2026 Reel 75463, frame 713 | Inframark, LLC; Ina Acquisition Corp.; Underground Solutions, Inc.; LMK Technologies, LLC; BLD Services, LLC; Perma-Liner Industries, LLC | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Jan 2031
Term ends Jan 3, 2031. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 175 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
19
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.