Collateral for a security interest recorded Mar 26, 2015 (General Electric Capital Corporation).
Term ends May 7, 2027 · High confidence
Held by Am Conservation Group, Inc.
Filed May 14, 2012 as application 29/420,802 · Granted May 7, 2013
Base term, 14 years from grant
Today
2013
2027
Clock starts
May 7, 2013
May 7, 2013
Term ends
May 7, 2027
May 7, 2027
base term
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
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14 years from grant
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| Base term, 14 years from grant | Granted May 7, 2013 | May 7, 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 | May 7, 2027 | High confidence |
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| US D638,100 | Term ended May 2025 | May 2025 |
| US D662,180 | Term ended Jun 2026 | Jun 2026 |
| US D685,876 | In force Jul 2027 | Jul 2027 |
| US D681,781 | this patent May 2027 | May 2027 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2012 Reel 28398, frame 218 | Cutler, Kyle; Li, Qingshuang; Fang, Youhuan | Niagara Conservation Corp. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 8, 2014 Reel 31915, frame 67 | Niagara Conservation Corp. | Am Conservation Group, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 17, 2014 Reel 32087, frame 78 | Am Conservation Group, Inc. | Fifth Third Bank | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 25, 2015 Reel 35293, frame 411 | Am Conservation Group, Inc. | Fifth Third Bank | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Nature of the Conveyance from an Assignment of Assignor's Interest to a Security Interest Previously Recorded on Reel 032087 Frame 0078. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Interest from Am Conservation Group, Inc. to Fifth Third Bank, as Agent. |
| Mar 26, 2015 Reel 35266, frame 304 | Am Conservation Group, Inc. | General Electric Capital Corporation, as Agent | Security Interest |
| Mar 26, 2015 Reel 35266, frame 454 | Fifth Third Bank | Am Conservation Group, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 4, 2015 Reel 36552, frame 580 | General Electric Capital Corporation | Antares Capital LP | Assignment of Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Oct 31, 2016 Reel 40178, frame 902 | Am Conservation Group, Inc. | Antares Capital LP, as Agent | Security Interest |
| Jan 11, 2017 Reel 40950, frame 109 | Antares Capital LP, as Agent | Am Conservation Group, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 14, 2019 Reel 50057, frame 962 | Am Conservation Group, Inc.; Planetecosystems, LLC | Antares Capital LP | First Lien Patent Security Agreement |
| Aug 14, 2019 Reel 50058, frame 127 | Am Conservation Group, Inc.; Planetecosystems, LLC | New Mountain Finance Servicing, L.L.C. | Second Lien Patent Security Agreement |
| Aug 16, 2019 Reel 50079, frame 85 | Antares Capital LP | Am Conservation Group, Inc. | Release of Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame : 040178/0902 |
| Feb 26, 2024 Reel 66681, frame 60 | New Mountain Finance Servicing, L.L.C., as Second Lien Collateral Agent | Planetecosystems, LLC; Am Conservation Group, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 050058, Frame 0127 |
| Feb 26, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | New Mountain Finance Servicing, L.L.C., as Second Lien Collateral Agent | Planetecosystems, LLC | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 050058, Frame 0127 |
| Feb 26, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | New Mountain Finance Servicing, L.L.C., as Second Lien Collateral Agent | Am Conservation Group, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 050058, Frame 0127 |
| Aug 1, 2025 Reel 71905, frame 305 | Am Conservation Group, Inc.; Planetecosystems, LLC | Bain Capital Credit, LP | Security Interest |
| Aug 4, 2025 Reel 72347, frame 128 | Antares Capital LP, as Collateral Agent | Am Conservation Group, Inc.; Planetecosystems, LLC | Termination and Release of First Lien Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 050057, Frame 0962 |
| Aug 4, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Antares Capital LP, as Collateral Agent | Am Conservation Group, Inc. | Termination and Release of First Lien Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 050057, Frame 0962 |
| Aug 4, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Antares Capital LP, as Collateral Agent | Planetecosystems, LLC | Termination and Release of First Lien Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 050057, Frame 0962 |
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