Collateral for a security interest recorded Jul 6, 2023 (Bank of America, N.A.).
Term ends Mar 31, 2027 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 16, 2026
Held by Diversey, Inc.
Filed Jul 27, 2015 as application 14/810,190 · Granted Jul 18, 2017
Base term plus 135 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2006
2027
Clock starts
Nov 16, 2006
Nov 16, 2006
Term ends
Mar 31, 2027
Mar 31, 2027
Granted
Jul 18, 2017
Jul 18, 2017
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
135
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 9,090,450, to Mar 31, 2027. 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.
4
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 135 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 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 Nov 16, 2006, when application PCT/US2006/060957, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jul 27, 2015) | Nov 16, 2026 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +135 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Mar 31, 2027 | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | Disclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 9,090,450) | resolves to Mar 31, 2027, 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 | Mar 31, 2027 | High confidence |
This family
| Application PCT/US2006/060957 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 9,090,450 | In force Apr 2030 | Apr 2030 |
| US 9,708,172 | this patent Mar 2027 | Mar 2027 |
| US 10,301,168 | In force Nov 2026 | Nov 2026 |
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 12, 2017 Reel 41986, frame 225 | Reimann, Kirk M.; Simpson, William E.; Trafelet, Nancy D.; Swain, Andy; Holden, David; Crossdale, Garry W.; Haworth, Brian D.; Heijden, Bert Van Der; Webb, Christopher J. | Johnsondiversey, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 12, 2017 Reel 42238, frame 492 | Johnsondiversey, Inc. | Diversey, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Feb 9, 2018 Reel 45300, frame 141 | Diversey, Inc.; The Butcher Company | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Collateral Agent | Security Agreement |
| Jul 6, 2023 Reel 64222, frame 751 | Birko Corporation; Solenis Technologies, L.p.; Innovative Water Care, LLC; Diversey, Inc.; Diversey Taski, Inc. | Bank Of America, N.a. | Abl Patent Security Agreement |
| Jul 6, 2023 Reel 64223, frame 526 | Birko Corporation; Solenis Technologies, L.p.; Innovative Water Care, LLC; Diversey, Inc.; Diversey Taski, Inc. | Goldman Sachs Bank USA | Term Loan Patent Security Agreement |
| Jul 7, 2023 Reel 64225, frame 170 | Birko Corporation; Solenis Technologies, L.p.; Innovative Water Care, LLC; Diversey, Inc.; Diversey Taski, Inc.; Innovative Water Care Global Corporation | Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. | 2023 Notes Patent Security Agreement |
| Jul 7, 2023 Reel 64225, frame 576 | Birko Corporation; Solenis Technologies, L.p.; Innovative Water Care, LLC; Diversey, Inc.; Diversey Taski, Inc. | Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. | 2021 Notes Patent Security Agreement |
| Jul 7, 2023 Reel 64348, frame 235 | Birko Corporation; Solenis Technologies, L.p.; Innovative Water Care, LLC; Diversey, Inc.; Diversey Taski, Inc. | Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. | Notes Patent Security Agreement |
| Jul 10, 2023 Reel 64236, frame 722 | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Diversey, Inc.; The Butcher Company | Release of Security Agreement Reel/Frame 045300/0141 |
| Jul 10, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Diversey, Inc. | Release of Security Agreement Reel/Frame 045300/0141 |
| Jul 10, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | The Butcher Company | Release of Security Agreement Reel/Frame 045300/0141 |
| Jun 24, 2024 Reel 67824, frame 278 | Birko Corporation; Diversey, Inc.; Diversey Taski, Inc.; Innovative Water Care, LLC; Solenis Technologies, L.p. | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Security Agreement (2024 Notes) |
| Oct 10, 2025 Reel 73061, frame 885 | Diversey, Inc.; Diversey Taski, Inc.; Innovative Water Care, LLC; Solenis Technologies, L.p. | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Security Agreement (NOTES) |
| Oct 10, 2025 Reel 73074, frame 198 | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. | Birko Corporation; Diversey, Inc.; Diversey Taski, Inc.; Innovative Water Care, LLC; Solenis Technologies, L.p. | Release of 2023 Notes Patent Security Interests |
| Oct 10, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. | Birko Corporation | Release of 2023 Notes Patent Security Interests |
| Oct 10, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. | Diversey, Inc. | Release of 2023 Notes Patent Security Interests |
| Oct 10, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. | Diversey Taski, Inc. | Release of 2023 Notes Patent Security Interests |
| Oct 10, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. | Innovative Water Care, LLC | Release of 2023 Notes Patent Security Interests |
| Oct 10, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. | Solenis Technologies, L.p. | Release of 2023 Notes Patent Security Interests |
| Nov 14, 2025 Reel 73570, frame 838 | Chem-Aqua, Inc.; Diversey, Inc.; Diversey Taski, Inc.; Innovative Water Care, LLC; NCH Corporation; NCH Life Sciences LLC; Solenis Technologies, L.p. | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Nov 14, 2025 Reel 73564, frame 864 | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Birko Corporation; Diversey, Inc.; Diversey Taski, Inc.; Innovative Water Care, LLC; Solenis Technologies, L.p. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 14, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Birko Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 14, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Diversey, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 14, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Diversey Taski, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 14, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Innovative Water Care, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 14, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Solenis Technologies, L.p. | Release of Security Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
USPTO account required: This application in Patent Center · USPTO's maintenance fee lookup
Maintenance fee events come from USPTO's own fee records. Its fee lookup asks for the patent number and the application number.
What's changing
Mar 2027
Term ends Mar 31, 2027. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 135 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 9,090,450, ends no earlier than this term, so it caps nothing.
Citations
3
later US patents cite this one
That is below 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.