Collateral for a security interest recorded Dec 11, 2025 (Gladstone Capital Corporation).
Term ends Oct 27, 2041 · High confidence
Held by Springfield, Inc.
Filed Mar 14, 2024 as application 29/932,638 · Granted Oct 27, 2026
Base term, 15 years from grant
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2026
2041
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Oct 27, 2026
Oct 27, 2026
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Oct 27, 2041
Oct 27, 2041
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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
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15 years from grant
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| Base term, 15 years from grant | Granted Oct 27, 2026 | Oct 27, 2041 | 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 |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Oct 27, 2041 | High confidence |
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| US D963,099 | In force Sep 2037 | Sep 2037 |
| US D1,024,252 | In force no later than Apr 2039 | no later than Apr 2039 |
| US D1,155,726 | this patent Oct 2041 | Oct 2041 |
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| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2024 Reel 67351, frame 331 | Baumbach, Christopher Martin; Leach, Peter J.; McKelvain, Stephen H.; Williams, Charles David | Springfield, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 11, 2025 Reel 73947, frame 735 | Springfield, Inc. | Gladstone Capital Corporation | Security Interest |
| Dec 15, 2025 Reel 73934, frame 648 | Springfield, Inc. | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | Security Interest |
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