Term ends Mar 22, 2036 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jan 21, 2034
Held by Bacharach Inc.
Filed Jan 21, 2014 as application 14/160,519 · Granted Dec 19, 2017
Base term plus 791 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2014
2036
Clock starts
Jan 21, 2014
Jan 21, 2014
Term ends
Mar 22, 2036
Mar 22, 2036
Granted
Dec 19, 2017
Dec 19, 2017
base term
patent term adjustment
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
791
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
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 runs 791 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 2 of 3 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 Jan 21, 2014, when this application, 14/160,519, was filed | Jan 21, 2034 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +791 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Mar 22, 2036 | 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 | Mar 22, 2036 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2014 Reel 32547, frame 985 | D'amico, David J.; Keeports, Doug W.; Jenkins, Ralph J. | Bacharach Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 17, 2015 Reel 35943, frame 105 | Bacharach, Inc. | Madison Capital Funding LLC, as Agent | Security Interest |
| Apr 5, 2016 Reel 38194, frame 749 | Madison Capital Funding LLC | Bacharach, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 5, 2016 Reel 38361, frame 214 | Bacharach, Inc. | Twin Brook Capital Partners, LLC | Patent Security Agreement |
| Aug 25, 2017 Reel 43408, frame 312 | Twin Brook Capital Partners, LLC | Bacharach, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 3, 2018 Reel 46257, frame 244 | Neutronics, Inc.; Bacharach, Inc. | Antares Capital LP, as Agent | Security Interest |
| Jul 31, 2018 Reel 46682, frame 340 | Bacharach, Inc. | Aea Mezzanine Fund IV LP | Notice of Grant of Security Interest in Patents |
| Jul 7, 2021 Reel 56782, frame 861 | Antares Capital LP | Neutronics, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 7, 2021 Reel 56782, frame 872 | Aea Mezzanine Fund IV LP | Bacharach, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Mar 2036
Term ends Mar 22, 2036. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 791 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
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.