Also listed on Confluence Outdoor, LLC, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Apr 17, 2035 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Apr 17, 2035
Held by Pelican Intl USA LLC
Filed Apr 17, 2015 as application 14/689,824 · Granted Mar 7, 2017
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2015
2035
Clock starts
Apr 17, 2015
Apr 17, 2015
Term ends
Apr 17, 2035
Apr 17, 2035
Granted
Mar 7, 2017
Mar 7, 2017
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 Apr 17, 2015, when this application, 14/689,824, was filed | Apr 17, 2035 | 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 | Apr 17, 2035 | 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 17, 2015 Reel 35437, frame 798 | Nutz, Hans Eric; Ward, Lee Patrick | Confluence Outdoor, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 6, 2017 Reel 41182, frame 449 | Confluence Outdoor, LLC; Papa Hana, LLC | Garrison Loan Agency Services LLC | Security Interest |
| Apr 27, 2017 Reel 42351, frame 585 | Confluence Outdoor, LLC; Papa Hana, LLC | Ally Bank, As Agent | Security Agreement |
| May 15, 2017 Reel 42465, frame 885 | Confluence Outdoor, LLC; Papa Hana, LLC | Ally Bank, As Agent | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Three Properties Were Not Included on the Original Submission Though They Were in the Body of the Document Previously Recorded on Reel 042351 Frame 0585. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Agreement. |
| Jan 4, 2018 Reel 45001, frame 370 | Confluence Outdoor, LLC; Papa Hana, LLC | Garrison Loan Agency Services, LLC, as Agent | Supplement to Patent and Trademark Assignments of Security |
| Jan 8, 2018 Reel 45021, frame 965 | Confluence Outdoor, LLC; Papa Hana, LLC | Ally Bank, As Agent | Security Agreement |
| Apr 17, 2019 Reel 50175, frame 84 | Ally Bank (Successor in Interest to Ally Commercial Finance LLC (an Entity Formerly Known as Gmac Commercial Finance LLC)) | Confluence Outdoor, LLC; Papa Hana, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 17, 2019 Reel 48912, frame 689 | Garrison Loan Agency Services LLC | Confluence Outdoor, LLC; Papa Hana, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 17, 2019 Reel 48913, frame 1 | Confluence Outdoor, LLC; Papa Hana, LLC | Acf Finco I LP | Security Interest |
| Apr 17, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | 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/frame not recorded | Ally Bank (Successor in Interest to Ally Commercial Finance LLC (an Entity Formerly Known as Gmac Commercial Finance LLC)) | Papa Hana, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 17, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Garrison Loan Agency Services LLC | Confluence Outdoor, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 17, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Garrison Loan Agency Services LLC | Papa Hana, LLC | Release of 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
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What's changing
Apr 2035
Term ends Apr 17, 2035. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
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