Term ends Oct 5, 2031 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Oct 5, 2031
Why Medium: A parent in the chain could not be resolved.
Held by Debco LLC
Filed May 9, 2014 as application 13/877,936 · Granted Jun 2, 2015
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2011
2031
Clock starts
Oct 5, 2011
Oct 5, 2011
Term ends
Oct 5, 2031
Oct 5, 2031
Granted
Jun 2, 2015
Jun 2, 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.
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.
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. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: Medium. 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 Oct 5, 2011, when application PCT/US2011/054925, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed May 9, 2014); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row) | Oct 5, 2031 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | A parent in the chain could not be resolved | dated from this application's own claim | Medium 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 | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Oct 5, 2031 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 9,044,641 | this patent Oct 2031 | Oct 2031 |
| US 9,616,264 | In force (reinstated) Oct 2031 | Oct 2031 |
2 of 4 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2021 Reel 55855, frame 290 | Velikin, Peter; Alexandrov, Kiril | Pike Brands LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 20, 2023 Reel 66088, frame 700 | Broadway Pine Brands LLC; Pike Brands LLC; Cap Hill Brands Inc. | Victory Park Management, LLC, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Feb 13, 2026 Reel 74852, frame 453 | Infinite Commerce, Inc.; Pike Brands LLC; Cap Hill Brands, Inc.; Bright Creations LLC; Broadway Pine Brands LLC; Sparkle and Bash LLC; Talented Kitchen LLC; Merka, Inc.; Aquapaw Brands LLC; MS Delta, LLC; Octago, LLC; MS Charlie, LLC; Razor HQ GmbH & Co. KG | Tiger Finance, LLC, as Agent | Security Interest |
| Aug 17, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Victory Park Management, LLC | Aquapaw Brands LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 17, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Victory Park Management, LLC | Bright Creations LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 17, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Victory Park Management, LLC | Broadway Pine Brands LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 17, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Victory Park Management, LLC | Cap Hill Brands, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 17, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Victory Park Management, LLC | Homelife LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 17, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Victory Park Management, LLC | Infinite Commerce, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 17, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Victory Park Management, LLC | Merka, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 17, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Victory Park Management, LLC | MS Charlie LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 17, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Victory Park Management, LLC | MS Delta LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 17, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Victory Park Management, LLC | Octago, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 17, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Victory Park Management, LLC | Pike Brands LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 17, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Victory Park Management, LLC | Rga Gigi LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 17, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Victory Park Management, LLC | Sparkle and Bash LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 17, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Victory Park Management, LLC | Sporitrade GmbH | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 17, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Victory Park Management, LLC | Talented Kitchen, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 17, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Victory Park Management, LLC | Whele LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 17, 2026 Reel 76209, frame 593 | Victory Park Management, LLC | Aquapaw Brands LLC; Bright Creations LLC; Broadway Pine Brands LLC; Cap Hill Brands, Inc.; Homelife LLC; Infinite Commerce, Inc.; Merka, Inc.; MS Charlie LLC; MS Delta LLC; Octago, LLC; Pike Brands LLC; Rga Gigi LLC; Sparkle and Bash LLC; Sporitrade GmbH; Talented Kitchen, LLC; Whele LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 19, 2026 Reel 75714, frame 201 | Pike Brands LLC | Debco LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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