Collateral for a security interest recorded May 22, 2024 (Fifth Third Bank, National Association).
Term ends Mar 3, 2034 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Dec 26, 2032
Held by U.S. Farathane, LLC
Filed Dec 26, 2012 as application 13/726,771 · Granted Oct 20, 2015
Base term plus 432 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2012
2034
Clock starts
Dec 26, 2012
Dec 26, 2012
Term ends
Mar 3, 2034
Mar 3, 2034
Granted
Oct 20, 2015
Oct 20, 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
432
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
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 runs 432 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 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 Dec 26, 2012, when this application, 13/726,771, was filed | Dec 26, 2032 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +432 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Mar 3, 2034 | 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 | Mar 3, 2034 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,162,387 | this patent Mar 2034 | Mar 2034 |
| US 9,744,710 | In force Feb 2033 | Feb 2033 |
| US 10,053,828 | Lapsed on the fee record Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 |
| US 10,052,808 | Lapsed on the fee record Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2012 Reel 29526, frame 67 | Porter, Steve; Weingartz, Kevin; Brown, Timothy John | U.S. Farathane Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 26, 2013 Reel 30882, frame 370 | U.S. Farathane Corporation | U.S. Farathane Holdings Corp. | Change of Name |
| Aug 1, 2013 Reel 30927, frame 845 | U.S. Farathane Holdings Corp. | U.S. Farathane, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 5, 2013 Reel 30958, frame 430 | U.S. Farathane, LLC | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Agent | Security Agreement |
| Dec 23, 2014 Reel 34580, frame 31 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | U.S. Farathane, LLC; Chemcast, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 23, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | U.S. Farathane, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 23, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Chemcast, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 16, 2015 Reel 34779, frame 708 | U.S. Farathane, LLC; Chemcast, LLC | Bank Of America, N.a. | Term Loan Intellectual Property Security Agreemen |
| Jan 16, 2015 Reel 34779, frame 719 | U.S. Farathane, LLC; Chemcast, LLC | Bank Of America, N.a. | Abl Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Mar 19, 2021 Reel 55656, frame 735 | U.S. Farathane, LLC | Tmi Trust Company, As Agent | Security Interest |
| Mar 30, 2021 Reel 55767, frame 519 | U.S. Farathane Corporation | U.S. Farathane, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 13, 2023 Reel 63984, frame 504 | Tmi Trust Company, As Agent | U.S. Farathane, LLC | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| Jun 13, 2023 Reel 63985, frame 64 | Bank Of America, N.a. | U.S. Farathane, LLC; Chemcast, LLC | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| Jun 13, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | U.S. Farathane, LLC | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| Jun 13, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Chemcast, LLC | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| May 22, 2024 Reel 67490, frame 72 | Bank Of America, N.a. | U.S. Farathane, LLC; Chemcast, LLC | Release of Patent Security Interests (ABL) |
| May 22, 2024 Reel 67501, frame 539 | U.S. Farathane, LLC | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| May 22, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | U.S. Farathane, LLC | Release of Patent Security Interests (ABL) |
| May 22, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Chemcast, LLC | Release of Patent Security Interests (ABL) |
Sources
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What's changing
Mar 2034
Term ends Mar 3, 2034. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 432 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
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