Also listed on Fast Global Solutions, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Jan 12, 2021 (Umb Bank, N.A.).
Term ends Jul 31, 2032 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jul 31, 2032
Held by Fast AG Solutions, LLC
Filed Jul 31, 2012 as application 13/563,004 · Granted Dec 19, 2017
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2012
2032
Clock starts
Jul 31, 2012
Jul 31, 2012
Term ends
Jul 31, 2032
Jul 31, 2032
Granted
Dec 19, 2017
Dec 19, 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.
2
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. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Jul 31, 2012, when this application, 13/563,004, was filed | Jul 31, 2032 | 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 | Jul 31, 2032 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,844,173 | this patent Jul 2032 | Jul 2032 |
| US 10,327,375 | Lapsed on the fee record Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2012 Reel 28688, frame 393 | Fast, Verlyn K. | Fast Distributing, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 11, 2016 Reel 38074, frame 393 | Fast Manufacturing, Inc.; Wasp, Inc.; Wasp, Inc. | Fast Global Solutions, Inc. | Merger and Change of Name |
| Dec 1, 2016 Reel 40478, frame 443 | Prohaska, James B. | Fast Global Solutions, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 10, 2018 Reel 46824, frame 53 | Fast Global Solutions, Inc. | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Security Interest |
| Nov 3, 2020 Reel 54250, frame 622 | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Fast Global Solutions, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 29, 2020 Reel 54761, frame 851 | Fast Global Solutions, Inc. | FGS AG Acquisition Company LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 30, 2020 Reel 54871, frame 18 | FGS AG Acquisition Company LLC | Fast AG Solutions, LLC | Change of Name |
| Jan 12, 2021 Reel 54894, frame 557 | FGS AG Acquisition Company LLC | Umb Bank, N.a. | Security Interest |
| Nov 4, 2026 Reel 76629, frame 84 | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Fast Global Solutions, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Jul 2032
Term ends Jul 31, 2032. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Citations
27
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2017 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
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