Collateral for a security interest recorded Oct 6, 2025 (Sunflower Bank, N.A.).
Term ends Nov 27, 2026 · High confidence
Held by Hat Agent, LLC
Filed Oct 13, 2011 as application 29/403,940 · Granted Nov 27, 2012
Base term, 14 years from grant
Today
2012
2026
Clock starts
Nov 27, 2012
Nov 27, 2012
Term ends
Nov 27, 2026
Nov 27, 2026
base term
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
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
None
Terminal disclaimer
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14 years from grant
Base term
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 14 years from grant | Granted Nov 27, 2012 | Nov 27, 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 | Nov 27, 2026 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2011 Reel 27053, frame 150 | Derry, Bradley A. | Innovative Office Products, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 16, 2013 Reel 31420, frame 588 | Iop Holdings, LLC; Innovative Office Products, LLC | TCF National Bank | Security Agreement |
| Mar 11, 2014 Reel 32405, frame 244 | Innovative Office Products, Inc. | Innovative Office Products, LLC | Merger |
| Jan 29, 2018 Reel 45183, frame 315 | Innovative Ergonomic Solutions, LLC; Innovative Office Products, LLC; Ergotech Group, LLC | Tcf National Bank, As Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Oct 6, 2022 Reel 61620, frame 78 | Innovative Office Products, LLC | Human Active Technology, LLC | Change of Name |
| Jul 1, 2025 Reel 71575, frame 29 | Innovative Ergonomic Solutions, LLC | Hat Agent, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 6, 2025 Reel 72475, frame 667 | Human Active Technology, LLC | Sunflower Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
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What's changing
Nov 2026
Term ends Nov 27, 2026. No maintenance fees are payable on this kind of patent
Citations
40
later US patents cite this one
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