Term ends Mar 23, 2034 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Dec 2, 2033
Why Medium: A parent in the chain could not be resolved.
Held by 5.11, Inc.
Filed Oct 26, 2015 as application 14/922,904 · Granted Jun 12, 2018
Base term plus 111 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2013
2034
Clock starts
Dec 2, 2013
Dec 2, 2013
Term ends
Mar 23, 2034
Mar 23, 2034
Granted
Jun 12, 2018
Jun 12, 2018
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
111
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.
3
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 111 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. 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 Dec 2, 2013, when application 14/094,583, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Oct 26, 2015); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row) | Dec 2, 2033 | 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 | +111 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Mar 23, 2034 | 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 23, 2034 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 9,820,514 | In force Aug 2035 | Aug 2035 |
| Application 14/656,435 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 9,993,039 | this patent Mar 2034 | Mar 2034 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2016 Reel 38606, frame 819 | Nykoluk, Cory Owen | 5.11, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 16, 2016 Reel 38607, frame 301 | Alcantra, Cres Trilles; Aguilar, Fernando Calderon | 5.11, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 16, 2016 Reel 38711, frame 18 | 5.11, Inc.; 5.11 Acquisition Corp.; 5.11 Ta, Inc. | Royal Bank of Canada | Patent Security Agreement |
| Oct 20, 2016 Reel 40081, frame 590 | 5.11, Inc. | Compass Group Diversified Holdings LLC | Security Interest |
| May 9, 2018 Reel 45757, frame 358 | Nykoluk, Cory Owen | 5.11, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 9, 2018 Reel 45757, frame 489 | Alcantra, Cres Trilles; Aguilar, Fernando Calderon | 5.11, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 15, 2025 Reel 72038, frame 245 | Royal Bank of Canada | 5.11, Inc.; Beyond Clothing, LLC; 5.11 Acquisition Corp.; 5.11 Ta, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 15, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Royal Bank of Canada | 5.11, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 15, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Royal Bank of Canada | Beyond Clothing, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 15, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Royal Bank of Canada | 5.11 Acquisition Corp. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 15, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Royal Bank of Canada | 5.11 Ta, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Mar 2034
Term ends Mar 23, 2034. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 111 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
17
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% 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.