Also listed on Confluence Outdoor, LLC, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Mar 27, 2034 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 27, 2034
Held by Pelican Intl USA LLC
Filed Mar 27, 2014 as application 14/227,935 · Granted Jan 26, 2016
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2014
2034
Clock starts
Mar 27, 2014
Mar 27, 2014
Term ends
Mar 27, 2034
Mar 27, 2034
Granted
Jan 26, 2016
Jan 26, 2016
base term
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
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.
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
How we calculated this date
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Mar 27, 2014, when this application, 14/227,935, was filed | Mar 27, 2034 | 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 | 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 27, 2034 | High confidence |
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 23, 2014 Reel 32742, frame 397 | Confluence Holdings Corp. | Confluence Outdoor, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 25, 2014 Reel 32763, frame 35 | Nutz, Hans Eric; Ward, Lee Patrick | Confluence Holdings Corp. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 15, 2014 Reel 32902, frame 144 | Confluence Holdings Corp. | CHC of Delaware Corp. | Change of Name |
| May 15, 2014 Reel 32902, frame 229 | CHC of Delaware Corp. | Confluence Outdoor, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 15, 2014 Reel 33330, frame 905 | Confluence Outdoor, LLC | Garrison Loan Agency Services LLC | Security Interest |
| Jul 21, 2014 Reel 33350, frame 448 | Confluence Outdoor, LLC. | Ally Bank (Successor-in-Interest to Ally Commerical Finance, LLC) as Agent | Security Interest |
| Apr 17, 2019 Reel 48911, frame 257 | Ally Bank (Successor in Interest to Ally Commercial Finance LLC (an Entity Formerly Known as Gmac Commercial Finance LLC)) | Confluence Outdoor, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 17, 2019 Reel 48912, frame 10 | Garrison Loan Agency Services LLC | Confluence Outdoor, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 17, 2019 Reel 48913, frame 1 | Confluence Outdoor, LLC; Papa Hana, LLC | Acf Finco I LP | Security Interest |
| Mar 22, 2020 Reel 52185, frame 976 | Confluence Outdoor LLC | Paddle Acquisition Co. Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 6, 2020 Reel 52595, frame 781 | Paddle Acquisition Co. Inc. | Confluence Outdoor Inc. | Change of Name |
| May 11, 2020 Reel 52624, frame 343 | Confluence Outdoor Inc. | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Security Interest |
| Mar 1, 2022 Reel 59691, frame 611 | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Confluence Outdoor Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 4, 2022 Reel 59171, frame 214 | Acf Finco I LP | Confluence Outdoor, LLC; Papa Hana, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 4, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Acf Finco I LP | Confluence Outdoor, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 4, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Acf Finco I LP | Papa Hana, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 29, 2022 Reel 59430, frame 154 | Confluence Outdoor Inc. | National Bank of Canada, as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Aug 14, 2025 Reel 72467, frame 668 | 95395893 US LLC | Pelican Intl USA LLC | Change of Name |
| Aug 14, 2025 Reel 72484, frame 146 | Confluence Outdoor Inc. | 95395893 US LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Mar 2034
Term ends Mar 27, 2034. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Citations
19
later US patents cite this one
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