Also listed on School Specialty LLC, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Jul 4, 2038 · High confidence
Filed Nov 4, 2020 as application 29/757,224 · Granted Jul 4, 2023
Base term, 15 years from grant
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2023
2038
Clock starts
Jul 4, 2023
Jul 4, 2023
Term ends
Jul 4, 2038
Jul 4, 2038
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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Term adjustment
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15 years from grant
Base term
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This patent's term is its base term, 15 years from grant, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. No maintenance fees are payable on this kind of patent. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
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| Base term, 15 years from grant | Granted Jul 4, 2023 | Jul 4, 2038 | 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 | Jul 4, 2038 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2021 Reel 55631, frame 453 | School Specialty, LLC | TCW Asset Management Company LLC | Security Interest |
| Mar 17, 2021 Reel 55631, frame 667 | School Specialty, LLC | Pnc Bank, National Association | Security Interest |
| Apr 20, 2021 Reel 57177, frame 382 | Reicks, Amanda; Hewitt, Martin | School Specialty, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 3, 2026 Reel 75496, frame 98 | School Specialty, LLC | Affordable Interior Systems, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 8, 2026 Reel 76162, frame 920 | Pnc Bank, National Association | School Specialty, LLC | Partial Release of Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Aug 8, 2026 Reel 76163, frame 782 | TCW Asset Management Company LLC | School Specialty, LLC | Partial Release of Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
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What's changing
Jul 2038
Term ends Jul 4, 2038. No maintenance fees are payable on this kind of patent
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