Collateral for a security interest recorded Sep 30, 2019 (White Oak Global Advisors, LLC).
Term ends no later than Feb 26, 2032 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 23, 2031
In force on USPTO's status record and by its fee record. A terminal disclaimer on file may shorten this term, possibly to a date already past; its reference document is unresolved, so the date above is an upper bound and no earlier date is guessed.
Held by Circle Graphics, Inc.
Filed Jan 17, 2017 as application 15/408,379 · Granted Oct 9, 2018
Base term plus 95 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2011
2032
Clock starts
Nov 23, 2011
Nov 23, 2011
Ends no later than
Feb 26, 2032
Feb 26, 2032
Granted
Oct 9, 2018
Oct 9, 2018
base term
patent term adjustment
fee events
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
95
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
Unresolved
Terminal disclaimer
On file, reference document not resolved, so the date above is an upper bound. We do not guess the cap.
2 of 3
Maintenance fees paid
Three maintenance fees fall due, at 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years from grant. This counts the ones the record shows paid.
6
Family applications on record here
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
This patent's term runs 95 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer is on file with no resolved reference, so no cap is applied and none is guessed. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: Medium. from the record
How we calculated this date
One row per rule, each showing its own input and what it did to the date. A step we could not verify says so instead of resolving itself.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Nov 23, 2011, when application 13/304,303, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jan 17, 2017) | Nov 23, 2031 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +95 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Feb 26, 2032 | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | Disclaimer on file (approved), reference document not resolved | no cap applied, and none guessed | Medium confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | no later than Feb 26, 2032 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 8,959,812 | In force Nov 2031 | Nov 2031 |
| US 9,174,483 | In force no later than Nov 2031 | no later than Nov 2031 |
| US 8,966,796 | In force no later than Nov 2031 | no later than Nov 2031 |
| US 9,861,215 | In force no later than Nov 2031 | no later than Nov 2031 |
| US 9,545,162 | In force Nov 2031 | Nov 2031 |
| US 10,092,118 | this patent no later than Feb 2032 | no later than Feb 2032 |
The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 2017 Reel 41392, frame 561 | Ridless, Hank B; Brooks, Evan D; Freebern, Keith E | Circle Graphics, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 30, 2019 Reel 50583, frame 112 | Circle Graphics, Inc. | White Oak Global Advisors, LLC, as Administrative Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Dec 22, 2019 Reel 51351, frame 775 | Circle Graphics, Inc. | U.S. Bank National Association, as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Feb 23, 2021 Reel 55434, frame 826 | White Oak Global Advisors, LLC, as the Resigning Agent | Acquiom Agency Services LLC, as the Successor Agent | Notice of Successor Agent and Assignment of Security Interest (Intellectual Property) |
| Oct 30, 2024 Reel 69080, frame 769 | U.S. Bank National Association, as Administrative Agent | Circle Graphics, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Feb 2032
Term ends no later than Feb 26, 2032. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
A terminal disclaimer is on file and its reference is not resolved. No cap is applied and none is guessed
Note
The 95 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Open question
A terminal disclaimer is on file (approved) and its reference document is not resolved. A disclaimer would cap the term earlier than Feb 26, 2032. We will not guess the cap.
Citations
1
later US patent cites this one
That is below the median of utility patents granted in 2018 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: the base term, any term adjustment or extension, any disclaimer cap, and the maintenance fee record, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
This computed term ends no later than the date shown; an unresolved terminal disclaimer may end it earlier. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.