Term ends Feb 7, 2032 · Low confidence
20-year base term ends Oct 5, 2030
Grace period ended Nov 4, 2026 · no payment on record as of the Nov 10, 2026 fee file · lapse expected
Held by Asset Intertech, Inc.
Filed Oct 5, 2010 as application 12/898,533 · Granted Nov 4, 2014
Base term plus 490 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2010
2032
Clock starts
Oct 5, 2010
Oct 5, 2010
Term ends
Feb 7, 2032
Feb 7, 2032
Granted
Nov 4, 2014
Nov 4, 2014
base term
patent term adjustment
fee events
Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
490
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
2 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 490 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: Low: the grace period for its third maintenance fee ended Nov 4, 2026 with no payment on record. 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 Oct 5, 2010, when this application, 12/898,533, was filed | Oct 5, 2030 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +490 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Feb 7, 2032 | 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 | No fee event states this; the fee state is read from the payments the fee record holds; the fee record shows no payment for this window, and USPTO's status still reads "Patented Case"; the grace period ended with no payment on record in the fee file | grace period ended Nov 4, 2026 | Low confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Feb 7, 2032 | Low 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2010 Reel 25094, frame 925 | Crouch, Alfred L.; Potter, John C. | Asset Intertech, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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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
Nov 4
Grace period ended Nov 4, 2026 with no payment on record. The term ends early once USPTO posts the lapse
Feb 2032
Term ends Feb 7, 2032.
Note
The 490 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
We have no citation count for this patent yet. That is not the same as never having been cited.
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.