Collateral for a security interest recorded Sep 30, 2019 (White Oak Global Advisors, LLC).
Term ends Nov 23, 2031 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 23, 2031
Held by Circle Graphics, Inc.
Filed Nov 23, 2011 as application 13/304,303 · Granted Feb 24, 2015
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2011
2031
Clock starts
Nov 23, 2011
Nov 23, 2011
Term ends
Nov 23, 2031
Nov 23, 2031
Granted
Feb 24, 2015
Feb 24, 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.
6
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 Nov 23, 2011, when this application, 13/304,303, was filed | Nov 23, 2031 | 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 | Nov 23, 2031 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,959,812 | this patent Nov 2031 | Nov 2031 |
| US 9,174,483 | In force no later than Nov 2031 | no later than Nov 2031 |
| US 8,966,796 | In force no later than Nov 2031 | no later than Nov 2031 |
| US 9,861,215 | In force no later than Nov 2031 | no later than Nov 2031 |
| US 9,545,162 | In force Nov 2031 | Nov 2031 |
| US 10,092,118 | In force no later than Feb 2032 | no later than Feb 2032 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 2012 Reel 27511, frame 463 | Ridless, Hank B.; Brooks, Evan D.; Freebern, Keith E. | Circle Graphics, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 28, 2012 Reel 29548, frame 966 | Circle Graphics, Inc. | Comerica Bank, As Agent | Security Agreement |
| Nov 1, 2016 Reel 40190, frame 901 | Comerica Bank, As Agent | Circle Graphics, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 1, 2016 Reel 40190, frame 964 | Circle Graphics, Inc. | U.S. Bank National Association, as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Sep 30, 2019 Reel 50583, frame 112 | Circle Graphics, Inc. | White Oak Global Advisors, LLC, as Administrative Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Sep 30, 2019 Reel 50592, frame 389 | U.S. Bank National Association, as Administrative Agent | Circle Graphics, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Oct 31, 2019 Reel 50884, frame 798 | U.S. Bank National Association | Circle Graphics, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 22, 2019 Reel 51351, frame 775 | Circle Graphics, Inc. | U.S. Bank National Association, as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Feb 23, 2021 Reel 55434, frame 826 | White Oak Global Advisors, LLC, as the Resigning Agent | Acquiom Agency Services LLC, as the Successor Agent | Notice of Successor Agent and Assignment of Security Interest (Intellectual Property) |
| Oct 30, 2024 Reel 69080, frame 769 | U.S. Bank National Association, as Administrative Agent | Circle Graphics, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
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Nov 2031
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Citations
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