Also listed on Mity, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Aug 13, 2036 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Apr 21, 2036
Held by Mity-Lite, Inc.
Filed Apr 21, 2016 as application 15/134,699 · Granted Jun 5, 2018
Base term plus 114 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2016
2036
Clock starts
Apr 21, 2016
Apr 21, 2016
Term ends
Aug 13, 2036
Aug 13, 2036
Granted
Jun 5, 2018
Jun 5, 2018
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
114
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 114 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 Apr 21, 2016, when this application, 15/134,699, was filed | Apr 21, 2036 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +114 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Aug 13, 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 | Aug 13, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2016 Reel 38342, frame 240 | Pectol, Matthew | Mity-Lite, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 29, 2016 Reel 40804, frame 22 | Mity-Lite, Inc.; Broda USA, Inc. | Pnc Bank, National Association | Security Interest |
| Dec 29, 2016 Reel 40805, frame 20 | Mity, Inc. | Pnc Bank, National Association | Security Interest |
| Mar 30, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Pnc Bank, National Association | Mity-Lite, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 30, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Pnc Bank, National Association | Broda USA, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 30, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Pnc Bank, National Association | Mity, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 30, 2022 Reel 59448, frame 258 | Pnc Bank, National Association | Mity-Lite, Inc.; Broda USA, Inc.; Mity, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Aug 2036
Term ends Aug 13, 2036. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 114 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
5
later US patents cite this one
That is above the median of utility patents granted in 2018 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.