Collateral for a security interest recorded Feb 10, 2025 (U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association).
Term ends Jan 8, 2027 · High confidence
Held by Pavestone Company, LLC
Filed Dec 20, 2011 as application 29/409,149 · Granted Jan 8, 2013
Base term, 14 years from grant
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2013
2027
Clock starts
Jan 8, 2013
Jan 8, 2013
Term ends
Jan 8, 2027
Jan 8, 2027
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
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Term adjustment
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14 years from grant
Base term
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
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| Base term, 14 years from grant | Granted Jan 8, 2013 | Jan 8, 2027 | 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 | Jan 8, 2027 | High confidence |
Assignments
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| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 2012 Reel 27486, frame 29 | Thomassen, Marcel H.; Karau, William H.; Marx, Jorg | Pavestone Company, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 2, 2013 Reel 31333, frame 741 | Custom Building Products, Inc.; Quikrete International, Inc.; Target Products Ltd.; Pavestone, LLC; Quikrete Holdings, Inc. | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Security Agreement |
| Oct 23, 2013 Reel 31477, frame 539 | Pavestone, LLC | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as First Lien Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Oct 23, 2013 Reel 31478, frame 756 | Pavestone, LLC | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Second Lien Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| May 4, 2016 Reel 38610, frame 212 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Second Lien Agent | Pavestone, LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Releases RF 031478/0756) |
| Sep 16, 2020 Reel 53790, frame 860 | Pavestone, LLC | Pavestone, LLC | Change of Address of Assignee |
| Feb 10, 2025 Reel 70170, frame 919 | Best Block, LLC; Contech Engineered Solutions LLC; Custom Building Products, LLC; Forterra Concrete Products, LLC; Forterra Pipe & Precast, LLC; Keystone Retaining Wall Systems LLC; Pavestone, LLC; The Quikrete Companies, LLC; United States Pipe and Foundry Company, LLC; Usp Holdings, LLC | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association | Patent Security Agreement |
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