Collateral for a security interest recorded Jun 13, 2024 (Bank of America, N.A., as the Collateral Agent).
Term ended Sep 4, 2026 · High confidence
Held by 3FORM, LLC
Filed Feb 9, 2010 as application 29/355,551 · Granted Sep 4, 2012
Base term, 14 years from grant
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Term ended Sep 4, 2026
2012
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Sep 4, 2012
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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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| Base term, 14 years from grant | Granted Sep 4, 2012 | Sep 4, 2026 | 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 | Sep 4, 2026 | High confidence |
This family
| US D666,757 | this patent Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 |
| US D676,587 | In force Feb 2027 | Feb 2027 |
| Application PCT/US2010/029086 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US D648,059 | Term ended Nov 2025 | Nov 2025 |
| US 8,419,236 | Lapsed on the fee record Apr 2021 | Apr 2021 |
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| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 2010 Reel 23919, frame 802 | Fisher, Kevin L.; Canales, Jill A. | 3FORM, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 7, 2010 Reel 24356, frame 157 | Fisher, Kevin L; Canales, Jill A | 3FORM, Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the State of Incorporation of 3FORM, Inc. to Be Utah, Instead of Delaware, as Incorrectly Listed in the Original Assignment Previously Recorded on Reel 023919 Frame 0802. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the State of Incorporation of 3FORM, Inc. Is Utah. |
| May 7, 2014 Reel 32845, frame 412 | 3FORM, Inc. | 3FORM, LLC | Merger |
| Nov 17, 2022 Reel 61958, frame 711 | 3FORM, LLC; 3 Day Blinds LLC; Comfortex Corporation; Defender Screens International LLC; Hunter Douglas Window Designs, LLC; Levolor, Inc.; Vista Products, Inc.; Hunter Douglas Inc. | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| May 9, 2024 Reel 67375, frame 581 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | 3FORM, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 13, 2024 Reel 67725, frame 153 | 3FORM, LLC | Bank of America, N.A., as the Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
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