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Rotary Knife with Mechanism for Controlling Blade Housing

US 8,893,391 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded Jul 31, 2026 (Umb Bank, N.A.).

Term ends Feb 28, 2033 · High confidence

Filed Oct 27, 2011 as application 13/283,324 · Granted Nov 25, 2014
Base term plus 490 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
2011 2033
Clock starts
Oct 27, 2011
Term ends
Feb 28, 2033
Granted
Nov 25, 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
490
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
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This patent's term runs 490 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.
StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Oct 27, 2011, when this application, 13/283,324, was filedOct 27, 2031High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+490 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordFeb 28, 2033High confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events3 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderFeb 28, 2033High confidence

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Application PCT/US2012/061494PCT application
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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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Nov 10, 2011
Reel 27207, frame 741
Levsen, Clark AHantover, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jun 18, 2019
Reel 49508, frame 725
Hantover, Inc.U.S. Bank National AssociationSecurity Interest
Sep 20, 2019
Reel 50441, frame 355
Hantover, Inc.Cit Northbridge Credit LLC, as AgentSecurity Interest
Sep 20, 2019
Reel 50445, frame 122
U.S. Bank National AssociationHantover, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Feb 3, 2025
Reel 70090, frame 95
Cit Northbridge Credit LLCHantover, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jul 31, 2026
Reel 75490, frame 856
Hantover, Inc.; Ary, Inc.Umb Bank, N.a.Security Interest

Sources

Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO

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