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US 9,138,030 In force (reinstated)
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Collateral for a security interest recorded Oct 23, 2020 (Compass Group Diversified Holdings LLC).

Term ends Nov 20, 2029 · High confidence

Filed Aug 28, 2014 as application 14/472,055 · Granted Sep 22, 2015
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2009 2029
Clock starts
Nov 20, 2009
Term ends
Nov 20, 2029
Granted
Sep 22, 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.
8
Family applications on record here
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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: High. from the record

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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Nov 20, 2009, when application 12/623,362, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Aug 28, 2014)Nov 20, 2029High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events2 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn force (reinstated)High confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderNov 20, 2029High confidence

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US 9,259,056In force (reinstated)
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US 9,138,030this patent
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US 11,737,519In force
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US 11,779,083In force
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Application 18/460,147Pending
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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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Sep 16, 2014
Reel 33747, frame 798
Soderberg, Mark S.; Nickel, Michael Joseph; Cavanagh, Sean; Goodman, James PaulBoa Technology Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Oct 23, 2020
Reel 54217, frame 646
Boa Technology, Inc.Compass Group Diversified Holdings LLCSecurity Interest

Sources

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