Collateral for a security interest recorded Oct 20, 2016 (Compass Group Diversified Holdings LLC).
Term ends Aug 25, 2032 · High confidence
20-year base term ends May 21, 2032
Held by 5.11, Inc.
Filed May 21, 2012 as application 13/476,907 · Granted Dec 30, 2014
Base term plus 96 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2012
2032
Clock starts
May 21, 2012
May 21, 2012
Term ends
Aug 25, 2032
Aug 25, 2032
Granted
Dec 30, 2014
Dec 30, 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
96
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.
This patent's term runs 96 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 May 21, 2012, when this application, 13/476,907, was filed | May 21, 2032 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +96 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Aug 25, 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 | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Aug 25, 2032 | 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 30, 2012 Reel 29210, frame 457 | Berge, Michael Scott | 5.11, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 4, 2014 Reel 32386, frame 284 | 5.11, Inc.; 5.11 Acquisition Corp.; 5.11 Ta, Inc.; Beyond Clothing, LLC | Royal Bank of Canada, as Administrative Agent | Security Agreement |
| May 11, 2015 Reel 35610, frame 889 | 5.11, Inc.; 5.11 Acquisition Corp.; 5.11 Ta, Inc. | Royal Bank of Canada | Security Interest |
| Oct 20, 2016 Reel 40081, frame 590 | 5.11, Inc. | Compass Group Diversified Holdings LLC | Security Interest |
| Aug 15, 2025 Reel 72038, frame 245 | Royal Bank of Canada | 5.11, Inc.; Beyond Clothing, LLC; 5.11 Acquisition Corp.; 5.11 Ta, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 15, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Royal Bank of Canada | 5.11, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 15, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Royal Bank of Canada | Beyond Clothing, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 15, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Royal Bank of Canada | 5.11 Acquisition Corp. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 15, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Royal Bank of Canada | 5.11 Ta, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Aug 2032
Term ends Aug 25, 2032. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 96 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
10
later US patents cite this one
That is above the median 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
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