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Probe and Method for Obtaining Rheological Property Value

US 9,199,391 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded Sep 30, 2026 (Oha Agency LLC).

Term ends Apr 3, 2033 · High confidence

Filed Apr 6, 2012 as application 13/500,643 · Granted Dec 1, 2015
Base term plus 909 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
2010 2033
Clock starts
Oct 7, 2010
Term ends
Apr 3, 2033
Granted
Dec 1, 2015
base term patent term adjustment 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
909
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.
3
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 909 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.
StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Oct 7, 2010, when application PCT/IB2010/054542, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Apr 6, 2012)Oct 7, 2030High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+909 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordApr 3, 2033High confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events2 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderApr 3, 2033High confidence

This family

US 9,199,391this patent
Apr 2033
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US 10,520,410In force
Oct 2030
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2 of 3 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.

Assignments

The 40 most recent of 44 recorded documents are shown; the 4 earliest are not. 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
Apr 7, 2016
Reel 38219, frame 329
Command Alkon Original Dutch Holdings B.V.Command Alkon Dutch Tech B.V.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Apr 15, 2016
Reel 38440, frame 409
Command Alkon Dutch Holdings Cooperatief U.A.; Command Alkon Dutch Holdings B.V.; Command Alkon Dutch Tech B.V.; Command Alkon International Holdings B.V.Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLCSecurity Agreement
Apr 15, 2016
Reel 38440, frame 444
Command Alkon Dutch Holdings Cooperatief U.A.; Command Alkon Dutch Holdings B.V.; Command Alkon Dutch Tech B.V.; Command Alkon International Holdings B.V.Ares Capital CorporationSecurity Agreement
Sep 1, 2017
Reel 43747, frame 517
Command Alkon Incorporated; Command Alkon Holdings, Inc.; Command Alkon Dutch Tech B.V.; Command Alkon International Holdings B.V.; Fivecubits Inc.Ares Capital Corporation, As AgentFirst Lien Patent Security Agreement
Sep 1, 2017
Reel 43747, frame 683
Command Alkon Incorporated; Command Alkon Holdings, Inc.; Command Alkon Dutch Tech B.V.; Command Alkon International Holdings B.V.; Fivecubits Inc.Ares Capital Corporation, As AgentSecond Lien Patent Security Agreement
Sep 5, 2017
Reel 43760, frame 678
Ares Capital Corporation, As Collateral AgentCommand Alkon Incorporated; Command Alkon (Bvi), Ltd.; CA Holdco, LLC; Command Alkon Holdings, Inc.; Construction Materials Technologies, Inc.; Command Alkon Dutch Holdings Cooperatief U.A.; Command Alkon Dutch Holdings B.V.; Command Alkon Dutch Tech B.V.; Command Alkon International Holdings B.V.Termination and Release of Grant of Security Interest in Patent Rights
Sep 5, 2017
reel/frame not recorded
Ares Capital Corporation, As Collateral AgentCommand Alkon IncorporatedTermination and Release of Grant of Security Interest in Patent Rights
Sep 5, 2017
reel/frame not recorded
Ares Capital Corporation, As Collateral AgentCommand Alkon (Bvi), Ltd.Termination and Release of Grant of Security Interest in Patent Rights
Sep 5, 2017
reel/frame not recorded
Ares Capital Corporation, As Collateral AgentCA Holdco, LLCTermination and Release of Grant of Security Interest in Patent Rights
Sep 5, 2017
reel/frame not recorded
Ares Capital Corporation, As Collateral AgentCommand Alkon Holdings, Inc.Termination and Release of Grant of Security Interest in Patent Rights
Sep 5, 2017
reel/frame not recorded
Ares Capital Corporation, As Collateral AgentConstruction Materials Technologies, Inc.Termination and Release of Grant of Security Interest in Patent Rights
Sep 5, 2017
reel/frame not recorded
Ares Capital Corporation, As Collateral AgentCommand Alkon Dutch Holdings Cooperatief U.A.Termination and Release of Grant of Security Interest in Patent Rights
Sep 5, 2017
reel/frame not recorded
Ares Capital Corporation, As Collateral AgentCommand Alkon Dutch Holdings B.V.Termination and Release of Grant of Security Interest in Patent Rights
Sep 5, 2017
reel/frame not recorded
Ares Capital Corporation, As Collateral AgentCommand Alkon Dutch Tech B.V.Termination and Release of Grant of Security Interest in Patent Rights
Sep 5, 2017
reel/frame not recorded
Ares Capital Corporation, As Collateral AgentCommand Alkon International Holdings B.V.Termination and Release of Grant of Security Interest in Patent Rights
Sep 7, 2017
Reel 43785, frame 369
Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as AgentCommand Alkon Incorporated; CA Holdco, LLC; Command Alkon Holdings, Inc.; Construction Materials Technologies, Inc.; Command Alkon Dutch Holdings Cooperatief U.A.; Command Alkon Dutch Holdings B.V.; Command Alkon Dutch Tech B.V.; Command Alkon International Holdings B.V.Termination and Release of Grant of Security Interest in Patent Rights
Sep 7, 2017
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as AgentCommand Alkon IncorporatedTermination and Release of Grant of Security Interest in Patent Rights
Sep 7, 2017
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as AgentCA Holdco, LLCTermination and Release of Grant of Security Interest in Patent Rights
Sep 7, 2017
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as AgentCommand Alkon Holdings, Inc.Termination and Release of Grant of Security Interest in Patent Rights
Sep 7, 2017
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as AgentConstruction Materials Technologies, Inc.Termination and Release of Grant of Security Interest in Patent Rights
Sep 7, 2017
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as AgentCommand Alkon Dutch Holdings Cooperatief U.A.Termination and Release of Grant of Security Interest in Patent Rights
Sep 7, 2017
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as AgentCommand Alkon Dutch Holdings B.V.Termination and Release of Grant of Security Interest in Patent Rights
Sep 7, 2017
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as AgentCommand Alkon Dutch Tech B.V.Termination and Release of Grant of Security Interest in Patent Rights
Sep 7, 2017
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as AgentCommand Alkon International Holdings B.V.Termination and Release of Grant of Security Interest in Patent Rights
Mar 12, 2018
Reel 45557, frame 602
Command Alkon Dutch Holdings B.V.; Command Alkon Dutch Tech B.V.; Command Alkon International Holdings B.V.Ares Capital Corporation,Security Interest
Mar 12, 2018
Reel 45557, frame 666
Command Alkon Dutch Holdings B.V.; Command Alkon Dutch Tech B.V.; Command Alkon International Holdings B.V.Ares Capital CorporationSecurity Interest
Dec 4, 2018
Reel 47671, frame 726
Command Alkon Dutch Tech B.V.Command Alkon Original Dutch Holdings B.V.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Dec 4, 2018
Reel 47671, frame 779
Command Alkon Original Dutch Holdings B.V.Command Alkon IncorporatedAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Apr 23, 2020
Reel 52473, frame 425
Command Alkon IncorporatedAres Capital Corporation, As Collateral AgentSecurity Interest
Apr 27, 2020
Reel 52499, frame 96
Ares Capital CorporationCommand Alkon Incorporated, on Behalf of Itself and as Successor to Fivecubits Inc.; Command Alkon Holdings, Inc.; Command Alkon Dutch Tech B.V.; Command Alkon International Holdings B.V.Release of Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 043747-0517 (First Lien)
Apr 27, 2020
Reel 52499, frame 248
Ares Capital CorporationCommand Alkon Incorporated, on Behalf of Itself and as Successor to Fivecubits Inc.; Command Alkon Holdings, Inc.; Command Alkon Dutch Tech B.V.; Command Alkon International Holdings B.V.Release of Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 043747/0683 (Second Lien)
Apr 27, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Ares Capital CorporationCommand Alkon Incorporated, on Behalf of Itself and as Successor to Fivecubits Inc.Release of Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 043747-0517 (First Lien)
Apr 27, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Ares Capital CorporationCommand Alkon Holdings, Inc.Release of Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 043747-0517 (First Lien)
Apr 27, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Ares Capital CorporationCommand Alkon Dutch Tech B.V.Release of Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 043747-0517 (First Lien)
Apr 27, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Ares Capital CorporationCommand Alkon International Holdings B.V.Release of Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 043747-0517 (First Lien)
Apr 27, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Ares Capital CorporationCommand Alkon Incorporated, on Behalf of Itself and as Successor to Fivecubits Inc.Release of Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 043747/0683 (Second Lien)
Apr 27, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Ares Capital CorporationCommand Alkon Holdings, Inc.Release of Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 043747/0683 (Second Lien)
Apr 27, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Ares Capital CorporationCommand Alkon Dutch Tech B.V.Release of Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 043747/0683 (Second Lien)
Apr 27, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Ares Capital CorporationCommand Alkon International Holdings B.V.Release of Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 043747/0683 (Second Lien)
Sep 30, 2026
Reel 76215, frame 710
Command Alkon IncorporatedOha Agency LLC, as Collateral AgentSecurity Interest

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