Collateral for a security interest recorded Dec 22, 2017 (Avidbank).
Term ends Aug 7, 2033 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 9, 2033
Held by Master Cutlery, LLC
Filed Mar 9, 2013 as application 13/791,944 · Granted Feb 3, 2015
Base term plus 151 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2013
2033
Clock starts
Mar 9, 2013
Mar 9, 2013
Term ends
Aug 7, 2033
Aug 7, 2033
Granted
Feb 3, 2015
Feb 3, 2015
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
151
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 151 days past its 20-year base term on 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 Mar 9, 2013, when this application, 13/791,944, was filed | Mar 9, 2033 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +151 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Aug 7, 2033 | 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 | Aug 7, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 2013 Reel 29957, frame 413 | Qian, Jonathan W. | Master Cutlery Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 15, 2015 Reel 36803, frame 84 | Master Cutlery, LLC | Td Bank, N.a. | License |
| Feb 20, 2016 Reel 37781, frame 736 | Master Cutlery Inc. | Master Cutlery, LLC | Change of Name |
| Apr 5, 2017 Reel 42307, frame 189 | Master Cutlery Inc. | Master Cutlery, LLC | Corrective Assignment to Correct the State of Incorporation Inside the Assignment Document Previously Recorded at Reel: 037781 Frame: 0736. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Change of Name. |
| Dec 22, 2017 Reel 44472, frame 517 | Master Cutlery, LLC | Avidbank | Security Interest |
| Mar 2, 2018 Reel 45488, frame 499 | Td Bank, N. A. | Master Cutlery, LLC | Release |
| Jun 18, 2018 Reel 46378, frame 563 | Td Bank, N.a. | Master Cutlery, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Aug 2033
Term ends Aug 7, 2033.
Note
The 151 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
17
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2015 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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