Collateral for a security interest recorded Aug 7, 2026 (Bank of Montreal).
Term ends Mar 2, 2033 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jun 26, 2032
Held by Hgci LLC
Filed Jun 26, 2012 as application 13/533,189 · Granted May 10, 2016
Base term plus 249 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2012
2033
Clock starts
Jun 26, 2012
Jun 26, 2012
Term ends
Mar 2, 2033
Mar 2, 2033
Granted
May 10, 2016
May 10, 2016
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
249
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.
8
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 249 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 Jun 26, 2012, when this application, 13/533,189, was filed | Jun 26, 2032 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +249 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Mar 2, 2033 | 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 2, 2033 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,335,038 | this patent Mar 2033 | Mar 2033 |
| US D770,079 | In force Oct 2030 | Oct 2030 |
| US 10,473,317 | In force Mar 2033 | Mar 2033 |
| US D786,490 | In force May 2032 | May 2032 |
| US D802,830 | In force Nov 2032 | Nov 2032 |
| US D826,468 | In force Aug 2033 | Aug 2033 |
| US 10,955,127 | In force Jun 2032 | Jun 2032 |
| US 11,877,551 | In force Jun 2032 | Jun 2032 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2012 Reel 28444, frame 135 | Stanley, John | IP Holdings, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 19, 2018 Reel 46392, frame 64 | IP Holdings, LLC | Hgci, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 27, 2023 Reel 65381, frame 668 | Hgci, Inc. | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Mar 25, 2026 Reel 76036, frame 946 | Hgci, Inc. | Hgci LLC | Change of Name |
| Apr 8, 2026 Reel 75365, frame 632 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Hgci LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Aug 7, 2026 Reel 76153, frame 133 | Hgci LLC | Bank of Montreal | Security Interest |
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What's changing
Mar 2033
Term ends Mar 2, 2033. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 249 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
131
later US patents cite this one
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