Collateral for a security interest recorded Oct 31, 2025 (Ares Capital Corporation, as the Collateral Agent).
Term ends Dec 19, 2033 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Dec 19, 2033
Held by Comar, LLC
Filed Dec 19, 2013 as application 14/133,964 · Granted May 3, 2016
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2013
2033
Clock starts
Dec 19, 2013
Dec 19, 2013
Term ends
Dec 19, 2033
Dec 19, 2033
Granted
May 3, 2016
May 3, 2016
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.
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 Dec 19, 2013, when this application, 14/133,964, was filed | Dec 19, 2033 | 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 | Dec 19, 2033 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2015 Reel 36744, frame 857 | Manera, David A; Daly, John B | Comar, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 7, 2015 Reel 36744, frame 926 | Comar, Inc. | Comar, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 18, 2018 Reel 46121, frame 918 | Comar, LLC; West Bend Packaging, LLC; Paradigm Packaging, Inc. | Varagon Capital Partners Agent, LLC, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Oct 31, 2025 Reel 72748, frame 898 | Comar, LLC | Ares Capital Corporation, as the Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Oct 31, 2025 Reel 72753, frame 361 | Varagon Capital Partners Agent, LLC | Comar, LLC; West Bend Packaging, LLC; Paradigm Packaging, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 31, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Varagon Capital Partners Agent, LLC | Comar, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 31, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Varagon Capital Partners Agent, LLC | West Bend Packaging, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 31, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Varagon Capital Partners Agent, LLC | Paradigm Packaging, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Dec 2033
Term ends Dec 19, 2033. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Citations
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