Collateral for a security interest recorded May 22, 2024 (Fifth Third Bank, National Association).
Term ends Oct 4, 2033 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Oct 4, 2033
Held by U.S. Farathane, LLC
Filed Oct 4, 2013 as application 14/046,510 · Granted Dec 23, 2014
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2013
2033
Clock starts
Oct 4, 2013
Oct 4, 2013
Term ends
Oct 4, 2033
Oct 4, 2033
Granted
Dec 23, 2014
Dec 23, 2014
base term
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
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
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 is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. 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 Oct 4, 2013, when this application, 14/046,510, was filed | Oct 4, 2033 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | None on file | no change | 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 | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Oct 4, 2033 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2013 Reel 31350, frame 859 | Bland, Wayne, MR.; Zauner, Robert S., MR. | U.S. Farathane Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 31, 2014 Reel 34606, frame 630 | U.S. Farathane Holdings Corp. | U.S. Farathane, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 31, 2014 Reel 34715, frame 979 | U.S. Farathane Corporation | U.S. Farathane Holdings Corp. | Change of Name |
| Jan 16, 2015 Reel 34779, frame 708 | U.S. Farathane, LLC; Chemcast, LLC | Bank Of America, N.a. | Term Loan Intellectual Property Security Agreemen |
| Jan 16, 2015 Reel 34779, frame 719 | U.S. Farathane, LLC; Chemcast, LLC | Bank Of America, N.a. | Abl Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Mar 19, 2021 Reel 55656, frame 735 | U.S. Farathane, LLC | Tmi Trust Company, As Agent | Security Interest |
| Mar 30, 2021 Reel 55767, frame 519 | U.S. Farathane Corporation | U.S. Farathane, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 13, 2023 Reel 63984, frame 504 | Tmi Trust Company, As Agent | U.S. Farathane, LLC | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| Jun 13, 2023 Reel 63985, frame 64 | Bank Of America, N.a. | U.S. Farathane, LLC; Chemcast, LLC | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| Jun 13, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | U.S. Farathane, LLC | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| Jun 13, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Chemcast, LLC | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| May 22, 2024 Reel 67490, frame 72 | Bank Of America, N.a. | U.S. Farathane, LLC; Chemcast, LLC | Release of Patent Security Interests (ABL) |
| May 22, 2024 Reel 67501, frame 539 | U.S. Farathane, LLC | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| May 22, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | U.S. Farathane, LLC | Release of Patent Security Interests (ABL) |
| May 22, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Chemcast, LLC | Release of Patent Security Interests (ABL) |
Sources
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What's changing
Oct 2033
Term ends Oct 4, 2033.
Citations
6
later US patents cite this one
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