Term ended Nov 2, 2024 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ended Nov 2, 2024
Why Medium: A parent in the chain could not be resolved.
USPTO later recorded it as expired for non-payment on Jun 2, 2025.
Filed Nov 22, 2016 as application 15/359,502 · Granted Apr 25, 2017
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
Term ended Nov 2, 2024
2004
2026
Clock starts
Nov 2, 2004
Nov 2, 2004
Term ended
Nov 2, 2024
Nov 2, 2024
Granted
Apr 25, 2017
Apr 25, 2017
base term
after the term ends
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.
1 of 1
Maintenance fees paid
One maintenance fee can end this term early, the one due 3.5 years from grant; the next one's grace period runs past the term end. This counts it if the record shows it paid.
12
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. Confidence: Medium. 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 Nov 2, 2004, when application 10/980,085, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Nov 22, 2016); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row) | Nov 2, 2024 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | A parent in the chain could not be resolved | dated from this application's own claim | Medium 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 | 1 of 1 maintenance fees paid | term ended | High confidence |
| USPTO status record | Recorded as expired for non-payment on Jun 2, 2025, after the term ended | no change | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Nov 2, 2024 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 7,971,557 | In force Mar 2027 | Mar 2027 |
| US 8,113,152 | Lapsed on the fee record Feb 2024 | Feb 2024 |
| US 9,485,962 | Lapsed on the fee record Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 |
| US 9,497,932 | Lapsed on the fee record Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 |
| US 11,369,083 | In force Jun 2038 | Jun 2038 |
| US 9,629,336 | this patent Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 |
| US 9,943,065 | Term ended Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 |
| US 10,238,089 | Term ended Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 |
8 of 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2017 Reel 43392, frame 750 | Paxton, Stephen E.; Lugo-paxton, Lisa M. | Ultra Paws, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 28, 2018 Reel 47612, frame 819 | Ultra Paws, LLC | Ultra Paws, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 21, 2018 Reel 48025, frame 584 | Hyper Pet LLC; Paws Merger Parent, LLC; Hyper Pet Brands LLC; Grac Holdings LLC | Cibc Bank USA | Acknowledgement of Security Interest in Patents |
| Feb 13, 2019 Reel 48319, frame 572 | R2P Global LLC; R2P Group Inc.; R2P Pet Limited; Ultra Paws, Inc. | Hyper Pet Brands LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 28, 2019 Reel 48725, frame 677 | Hyper Pet LLC; Paws Merger Parent, LLC; Hyper Pet Brands LLC; Grac Holdings LLC | Centerfield Capital Partners III, L.P.; Ccp Iii-a, L.p.; Ccp Iii-sbic, L.p. | Acknowledgement of Security Interest in Patents |
| Mar 28, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Grac Holdings LLC; Hyper Pet Brands LLC; Hyper Pet LLC; Paws Merger Parent, LLC | Centerfield Capital Partners III, L.P. | Acknowledgement of Security Interest in Patents |
| Mar 28, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Grac Holdings LLC; Hyper Pet Brands LLC; Hyper Pet LLC; Paws Merger Parent, LLC | Ccp Iii-a, L.p. | Acknowledgement of Security Interest in Patents |
| Mar 28, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Grac Holdings LLC; Hyper Pet Brands LLC; Hyper Pet LLC; Paws Merger Parent, LLC | Ccp Iii-sbic, L.p. | Acknowledgement of Security Interest in Patents |
| Oct 25, 2021 Reel 57908, frame 871 | Cosmic Pet LLC; Cosmic Pet Brands LLC; Pet Fusion LLC; Ourpet's Company | Bank of Montreal | Abl Security Agreement |
| Oct 25, 2021 Reel 57908, frame 895 | Cosmic Pet LLC; Cosmic Pet Brands LLC; Pet Fusion LLC; Ourpet's Company | Bank of Montreal | Second Lien Security Agreement |
| Oct 25, 2021 Reel 58014, frame 652 | Cosmic Pet LLC; Cosmic Pet Brands LLC; Pet Fusion LLC; Ourpet's Company | Bank of Montreal | First Lien Security Agreement |
| Oct 26, 2021 Reel 57923, frame 356 | Cibc Bank USA | Cosmic Pet LLC (F/K/A Hyper Pet LLC); Paws Merger Parent, LLC; Cosmic Pet Brands LLC (F/K/A Hyper Pet Brands LLC); Ourpet's Company; Virtu Company; Smp Company, Incorporated; Pet Fusion LLC; Grac Holdings LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 26, 2021 Reel 57923, frame 582 | Centerfield Capital Partners III, L.P.; Ccp Iii-a, L.p.; Ccp Iii-sbic, L.p. | Cosmic Pet LLC (F/K/A Hyper Pet LLC); Paws Merger Parent, LLC; Cosmic Pet Brands LLC (F/K/A Hyper Pet Brands LLC); Ourpet's Company; Virtu Company; Smp Company, Incorporated; Pet Fusion LLC; Grac Holdings LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 26, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Cibc Bank USA | Cosmic Pet LLC (F/K/A Hyper Pet LLC) | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 26, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Cibc Bank USA | Paws Merger Parent, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 26, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Cibc Bank USA | Cosmic Pet Brands LLC (F/K/A Hyper Pet Brands LLC) | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 26, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Cibc Bank USA | Ourpet's Company | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 26, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Cibc Bank USA | Virtu Company | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 26, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Cibc Bank USA | Smp Company, Incorporated | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 26, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Cibc Bank USA | Pet Fusion LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 26, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Cibc Bank USA | Grac Holdings LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 26, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Ccp Iii-a, L.p.; Ccp Iii-sbic, L.p.; Centerfield Capital Partners III, L.P. | Cosmic Pet LLC (F/K/A Hyper Pet LLC) | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 26, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Ccp Iii-a, L.p.; Ccp Iii-sbic, L.p.; Centerfield Capital Partners III, L.P. | Paws Merger Parent, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 26, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Ccp Iii-a, L.p.; Ccp Iii-sbic, L.p.; Centerfield Capital Partners III, L.P. | Cosmic Pet Brands LLC (F/K/A Hyper Pet Brands LLC) | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 26, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Ccp Iii-a, L.p.; Ccp Iii-sbic, L.p.; Centerfield Capital Partners III, L.P. | Ourpet's Company | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 26, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Ccp Iii-a, L.p.; Ccp Iii-sbic, L.p.; Centerfield Capital Partners III, L.P. | Virtu Company | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 26, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Ccp Iii-a, L.p.; Ccp Iii-sbic, L.p.; Centerfield Capital Partners III, L.P. | Smp Company, Incorporated | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 26, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Ccp Iii-a, L.p.; Ccp Iii-sbic, L.p.; Centerfield Capital Partners III, L.P. | Pet Fusion LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 26, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Ccp Iii-a, L.p.; Ccp Iii-sbic, L.p.; Centerfield Capital Partners III, L.P. | Grac Holdings LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 9, 2022 Reel 61711, frame 849 | Hyper Pet Brands, LLC | Cosmic Pet, LLC | Nunc Pro Tunc Assignment |
| Jan 18, 2024 Reel 66380, frame 304 | Cosmic Pet, LLC | Doskocil Manufacturing Company, Inc. | Nunc Pro Tunc Assignment |
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