Term ends Dec 13, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Dec 13, 2026
Held by Gatorfur, LLC
Filed Mar 24, 2015 as application 14/667,028 · Granted Mar 28, 2017
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2006
2026
Clock starts
Dec 13, 2006
Dec 13, 2006
Term ends
Dec 13, 2026
Dec 13, 2026
Granted
Mar 28, 2017
Mar 28, 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.
No effect
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 7,527,006, US 7,886,676, US 8,240,264, US 8,985,040, US 9,003,988, US 9,527,560, to Dec 13, 2026. The term already ends on or before that date, so the cap shortened nothing.
2 of 2
Maintenance fees paid
Two maintenance fees can end this term early, the ones due 3.5 and 7.5 years from grant; the third one's grace period runs past the term end. This counts the ones the record shows paid.
10
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 is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for 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 2 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 Dec 13, 2006, when application 11/610,271, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Mar 24, 2015) | Dec 13, 2026 | 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 | Disclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 7,527,006, US 7,886,676, US 8,240,264, US 8,985,040, US 9,003,988, US 9,527,560) | resolves to Dec 13, 2026, no earlier than this term, so no change | High confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 2 of 2 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Dec 13, 2026 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,527,006 | In force Dec 2026 | Dec 2026 |
| Application 12/411,948 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| Application PCT/US2010/027309 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 8,985,040 | In force Dec 2026 | Dec 2026 |
| US 9,604,710 | this patent Dec 2026 | Dec 2026 |
| US 9,926,042 | In force Dec 2026 | Dec 2026 |
| US 10,543,890 | In force Dec 2026 | Dec 2026 |
| US 11,345,452 | In force Dec 2026 | Dec 2026 |
8 of 10 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. 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 22, 2017 Reel 42945, frame 55 | Versabar, Inc. | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Security Interest |
| Sep 13, 2017 Reel 43572, frame 98 | Khachaturian, Jon E. | Versabar, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 11, 2024 Reel 67077, frame 781 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | MC51, LLC | Assignment of Security Interest |
| May 10, 2024 Reel 67381, frame 630 | MC51, LLC | Versabar, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 30, 2024 Reel 67571, frame 487 | Versabar, Inc. | Gatorfur, 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
Dec 2026
Term ends Dec 13, 2026. No further fees fall due before then
Terminal disclaimer
A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 7,527,006, US 7,886,676, US 8,240,264, US 8,985,040, US 9,003,988, US 9,527,560, ends no earlier than this term, so it caps nothing.
Citations
6
later US patents cite this one
That is above the median of utility patents granted in 2017 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.