Collateral for a security interest recorded Jan 31, 2024 (Wells Fargo Bank, National Association).
Term ends Apr 1, 2032 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Feb 2, 2032
Held by Davis-Standard, LLC
Filed Apr 24, 2014 as application 14/260,332 · Granted Jun 28, 2016
Base term plus 59 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2012
2032
Clock starts
Feb 2, 2012
Feb 2, 2012
Term ends
Apr 1, 2032
Apr 1, 2032
Granted
Jun 28, 2016
Jun 28, 2016
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
59
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
No effect
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 8,740,128, to Apr 1, 2032. The term already ends on or before that date, so the cap shortened nothing.
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 59 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer is resolved from the filed document, and it ends no earlier than this term, so it shortens nothing. 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 Feb 2, 2012, when application 13/364,644, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Apr 24, 2014) | Feb 2, 2032 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +59 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Apr 1, 2032 | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | Disclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 8,740,128) | resolves to Apr 1, 2032, no earlier than this term, so no change | 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 | Apr 1, 2032 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,740,128 | In force Aug 2032 | Aug 2032 |
| Application PCT/US2013/024376 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 9,376,283 | this patent Apr 2032 | Apr 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2014 Reel 32744, frame 195 | Oravits, Thomas J.; Radovich, John; Smith, Edward J. | Davis-Standard, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 13, 2021 Reel 58495, frame 515 | Davis-Standard, LLC; Thermoforming Systems, LLC | Bank Of Montreal, As Collateral Agent | Notice of Grant of Security Interest in Patents |
| Jan 31, 2024 Reel 66308, frame 392 | Davis-Standard, LLC | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Feb 20, 2024 Reel 66627, frame 842 | Bank Of Montreal, As Collateral Agent | Davis-Standard, LLC; Thermoforming Systems, LLC | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 058495/0515) |
| Feb 20, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of Montreal, As Collateral Agent | Davis-Standard, LLC | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 058495/0515) |
| Feb 20, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of Montreal, As Collateral Agent | Thermoforming Systems, LLC | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 058495/0515) |
| Jun 3, 2025 Reel 71297, frame 766 | Davis-Standard, LLC | Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Jun 4, 2026 Reel 74846, frame 990 | Davis-Standard, LLC; SG Parent LLC | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Apr 2032
Term ends Apr 1, 2032. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 59 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Terminal disclaimer
A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 8,740,128, ends no earlier than this term, so it caps nothing.
Citations
0
later US patents cite this one
That is below the median of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: the base term, any term adjustment or extension, any disclaimer cap, and the maintenance fee record, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.