Collateral for a security interest recorded Jul 31, 2020 (Royal Bank of Canada).
Term ends May 3, 2030 · High confidence
Filed Apr 4, 2014 as application 29/486,952 · Granted May 3, 2016
Base term, 14 years from grant
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2016
2030
Clock starts
May 3, 2016
May 3, 2016
Term ends
May 3, 2030
May 3, 2030
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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14 years from grant
Base term
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Family applications on record here
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
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| Base term, 14 years from grant | Granted May 3, 2016 | May 3, 2030 | 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 3, 2030 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,024,759 | In force Mar 2034 | Mar 2034 |
| US D755,037 | this patent May 2030 | May 2030 |
| US 10,738,504 | In force May 2037 | May 2037 |
| US 11,408,201 | In force Mar 2034 | Mar 2034 |
| US 11,408,202 | In force Mar 2034 | Mar 2034 |
| US 11,913,252 | In force Mar 2034 | Mar 2034 |
| US 12,320,154 | In force Mar 2034 | Mar 2034 |
| Application 19/031,577 | Pending not computed | not computed |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 2014 Reel 34282, frame 668 | Spectrum Brands, Inc.; United Pet Group, Inc.; Kwikset Corporation; Spectrum Brands, Inc. as Successor in Interest to Rovcal, Inc.; United Industries Corporation as Successor in Interest to Liquid Holding Company, Inc.; Price Pfister, Inc. | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Security Interest |
| Mar 31, 2016 Reel 38164, frame 337 | Czerwinski, Jerome F., JR.; Uyeda, Alan K. | Spectrum Brands, Inc., a Delaware Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 31, 2020 Reel 53375, frame 416 | Glofish LLC; Spectrum Brands, Inc.; Spectrum Brands Pet Group Inc.; Spectrum Brands Pet LLC | Royal Bank of Canada | Notice of Grant of Security Interest in Patents |
| Apr 23, 2024 Reel 67201, frame 653 | Spectrum Brands, Inc.; Glofish, LLC; Spectrum Brands Pet Group, Inc.; Spectrum Brands Pet LLC; Empower Brands, LLC; United Industries Corporation | Royal Bank of Canada | Security Interest |
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May 2030
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