Term ends Oct 3, 2033 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Aug 25, 2031
Held by Howmet Fixations Simmonds SAS
Filed Aug 25, 2011 as application 13/217,438 · Granted Mar 17, 2015
Base term plus 770 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2011
2033
Clock starts
Aug 25, 2011
Aug 25, 2011
Term ends
Oct 3, 2033
Oct 3, 2033
Granted
Mar 17, 2015
Mar 17, 2015
base term
patent term adjustment
fee events
Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
770
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 770 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 Aug 25, 2011, when this application, 13/217,438, was filed | Aug 25, 2031 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +770 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Oct 3, 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 | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Oct 3, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2011 Reel 27182, frame 445 | Cormier, Arnaud | Alcoa Fixations Simmonds SAS | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 11, 2016 Reel 40599, frame 309 | Alcoa Inc. | Arconic Inc. | Change of Name |
| Jul 19, 2019 Reel 49809, frame 141 | Alcoa Fixations Simmonds SAS | Arconic Fixations Simmonds SAS | Change of Name |
| Feb 25, 2021 Reel 55427, frame 662 | Arconic Fixations Simmonds SAS | Howmet Fixations Simmonds SAS | Change of Name |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Oct 2033
Term ends Oct 3, 2033. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 770 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
3
later US patents cite this one
That is below the median 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
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.