Collateral for a security interest recorded May 10, 2024 (JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.).
Term ends Jan 12, 2030 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jan 12, 2030
Held by Alcoa USA Corp.
Filed Dec 3, 2012 as application 13/694,457 · Granted Feb 10, 2015
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2010
2030
Clock starts
Jan 12, 2010
Jan 12, 2010
Term ends
Jan 12, 2030
Jan 12, 2030
Granted
Feb 10, 2015
Feb 10, 2015
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.
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.
4
Family applications on record here
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Jan 12, 2010, when application 12/657,099, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Dec 3, 2012) | Jan 12, 2030 | 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 | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jan 12, 2030 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,349,462 | In force Oct 2030 | Oct 2030 |
| Application PCT/US2010/020937 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 8,950,465 | this patent Jan 2030 | Jan 2030 |
| Application 14/592,297 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 2012 Reel 29571, frame 134 | Lin, Jen C.; Fields, James R.; Askin, Albert L.; Yan, Xinyan; Sawtell, Ralph R.; Sullivan, Shawn Patrick; Abbott, Janell Lyn | Alcoa Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 3, 2016 Reel 40556, frame 141 | Alcoa Inc. | Alcoa USA Corp. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 27, 2017 Reel 41521, frame 521 | Alcoa USA Corp. | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Sep 28, 2022 Reel 61558, frame 257 | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Alcoa USA Corp. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 10, 2024 Reel 67376, frame 263 | Alcoa USA Corp. | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| May 10, 2024 Reel 67380, frame 803 | Alcoa USA Corp. | Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation | Patent Security Agreement |
| Apr 24, 2026 Reel 75481, frame 646 | Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation | Alcoa Canada Co.; Alcoa USA Corp. | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 24, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation | Alcoa Canada Co. | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 24, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation | Alcoa USA Corp. | Release of Security Interest |
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What's changing
Jan 2030
Term ends Jan 12, 2030. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
9
later US patents cite this one
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