Term ends Mar 17, 2035 · High confidence
Held by Greenlee Tools, Inc.
Filed Sep 23, 2019 as application 29/706,681 · Granted Mar 17, 2020
Base term, 15 years from grant
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2020
2035
Clock starts
Mar 17, 2020
Mar 17, 2020
Term ends
Mar 17, 2035
Mar 17, 2035
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
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15 years from grant
Base term
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
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| Base term, 15 years from grant | Granted Mar 17, 2020 | Mar 17, 2035 | 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 | Mar 17, 2035 | High confidence |
This family
| US 10,576,557 | In force Nov 2037 | Nov 2037 |
| US D866,623 | In force Nov 2034 | Nov 2034 |
| US D878,435 | this patent Mar 2035 | Mar 2035 |
| US D1,003,957 | In force Nov 2038 | Nov 2038 |
| US 11,072,029 | In force Nov 2037 | Nov 2037 |
| US 11,565,332 | In force Nov 2037 | Nov 2037 |
| US 12,036,618 | In force Nov 2037 | Nov 2037 |
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Assignments
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| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2019 Reel 50498, frame 333 | Fenske, John Russell | Greenlee Textron Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 26, 2019 Reel 50498, frame 373 | Greenlee Textron Inc. | Textron Innovations Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 26, 2019 Reel 50498, frame 539 | Textron Innovations Inc. | Greenlee Textron Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 26, 2019 Reel 50515, frame 752 | Greenlee Textron Inc. | Greenlee Tools, Inc. | Change of Name |
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Mar 2035
Term ends Mar 17, 2035. No maintenance fees are payable on this kind of patent
Citations
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