Collateral for a security interest recorded Jun 30, 2026 (Bank of America, N.A.).
Term ends May 6, 2029 · High confidence
20-year base term ends May 6, 2029
Held by Paladin Brands Group, Inc.
Filed Aug 13, 2012 as application 13/584,255 · Granted Jun 9, 2015
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2009
2029
Clock starts
May 6, 2009
May 6, 2009
Term ends
May 6, 2029
May 6, 2029
Granted
Jun 9, 2015
Jun 9, 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.
No effect
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 8,240,970, to May 6, 2029. The term already ends on or before that date, so the cap shortened nothing.
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.
2
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. A terminal disclaimer is resolved from the filed document, and it ends no earlier than this term, so it shortens nothing. 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 May 6, 2009, when application 12/436,350, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Aug 13, 2012) | May 6, 2029 | 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 | Disclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 8,240,970) | resolves to May 6, 2029, no earlier than this term, so no change | 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 | May 6, 2029 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,240,970 | In force Jun 2030 | Jun 2030 |
| US 9,051,716 | this patent May 2029 | May 2029 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2012 Reel 28776, frame 415 | Bricker, Adam; Seda, Anthony; Sikorski, Robert | JRB Attachments, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 13, 2012 Reel 28776, frame 456 | JRB Attachments, LLC | Attachment Technologies, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 13, 2012 Reel 28779, frame 44 | Attachment Technologies, Inc. | Paladin Brands Group, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Sep 26, 2017 Reel 43689, frame 174 | Paladin Brands Group, Inc. | Bank Of America, N.a. | Security Interest |
| Sep 27, 2017 Reel 43718, frame 959 | Paladin Brands Group, Inc., as Grantor | PNC Bank, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Sep 27, 2017 Reel 43719, frame 17 | Paladin Brands Group, Inc., as Grantor | KPS Capital Finance Management, LLC, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Feb 15, 2018 Reel 45349, frame 962 | KPS Capital Finance Management, LLC | Paladin Brands Group, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 11, 2019 Reel 48558, frame 592 | Pnc Bank, National Association | Pengo Corporation; Paladin Brands Group, Inc.; Genesis Attachments, LLC; Emcor Enclosures, Inc.; CWS Industries (MFG) Corp.; Crenlo Cab Products, Inc. | Termination and Release of Grant of Security Interest in United States Patents and Trademarks |
| Mar 11, 2019 Reel 50117, frame 1 | Bank Of America, N.a. | Paladin Brands Group, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 11, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Pnc Bank, National Association | Pengo Corporation | Termination and Release of Grant of Security Interest in United States Patents and Trademarks |
| Mar 11, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Pnc Bank, National Association | Paladin Brands Group, Inc. | Termination and Release of Grant of Security Interest in United States Patents and Trademarks |
| Mar 11, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Pnc Bank, National Association | Genesis Attachments, LLC | Termination and Release of Grant of Security Interest in United States Patents and Trademarks |
| Mar 11, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Pnc Bank, National Association | Emcor Enclosures, Inc. | Termination and Release of Grant of Security Interest in United States Patents and Trademarks |
| Mar 11, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Pnc Bank, National Association | CWS Industries (MFG) Corp. | Termination and Release of Grant of Security Interest in United States Patents and Trademarks |
| Mar 11, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Pnc Bank, National Association | Crenlo Cab Products, Inc. | Termination and Release of Grant of Security Interest in United States Patents and Trademarks |
| Jun 30, 2026 Reel 75141, frame 288 | Crenlo Cab Products, LLC | Bank Of America, N.a. | Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
May 2029
Term ends May 6, 2029. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Terminal disclaimer
A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 8,240,970, ends no earlier than this term, so it caps nothing.
Citations
10
later US patents cite this one
That is above 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
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In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.