Term ended Oct 25, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Oct 25, 2026
Held by Weatherford Canada Ltd.
Filed Nov 28, 2017 as application 15/824,692 · Granted Jan 29, 2019
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
Term ended Oct 25, 2026
2006
2026
Clock starts
Oct 25, 2006
Oct 25, 2006
Term ended
Oct 25, 2026
Oct 25, 2026
Granted
Jan 29, 2019
Jan 29, 2019
base term
after the term ends
fee events
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
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
1 of 1
Maintenance fees paid
One maintenance fee can end this term early, the one due 3.5 years from grant; the next one's grace period runs past the term end. This counts it if the record shows it paid.
5
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 is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. Confidence: High. 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 Oct 25, 2006, when application PCT/CA2006/001749, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Nov 28, 2017) | Oct 25, 2026 | 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 |
| Fee events | 1 of 1 maintenance fees paid | term ended | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Oct 25, 2026 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,554,024 | Lapsed on the fee record Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 |
| US 9,857,290 | Lapsed on the fee record Jan 2022 | Jan 2022 |
| US 9,341,778 | In force Nov 2033 | Nov 2033 |
| US 10,190,970 | this patent Oct 2026 | Oct 2026 |
4 of 5 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2019 Reel 51891, frame 89 | Weatherford Technology Holdings LLC; Weatherford Netherlands B.V.; Weatherford Norge As; High Pressure Integrity Inc.; Precision Energy Services Inc.; Weatherford Canada Ltd.; Weatherford Switzerland Trading and Development GmbH; Precision Energy Services ULC; Weatherford U.K. Limited | Wells Fargo Bank National Association as Agent | Security Interest |
| Dec 26, 2019 Reel 51419, frame 140 | Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC; Weatherford Netherlands B.V.; Weatherford Norge As; High Pressure Integrity, Inc.; Precision Energy Services, Inc.; Weatherford Canada Ltd.; Weatherford Switzerland Trading and Development GmbH; Precision Energy Services ULC; Weatherford U.K. Limited | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Aug 28, 2020 Reel 54288, frame 302 | Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC; Weatherford Netherlands B.V.; Weatherford Norge As; High Pressure Integrity, Inc.; Precision Energy Services, Inc.; Weatherford Canada Ltd.; Weatherford Switzerland Trading and Development GmbH; Precision Energy Services ULC; Weatherford U.K. Limited | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Security Interest |
| Aug 28, 2020 Reel 53838, frame 323 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC; Weatherford Netherlands B.V.; Weatherford Norge As; High Pressure Integrity, Inc.; Precision Energy Services, Inc.; Weatherford Canada Ltd.; Weatherford Switzerland Trading and Development GmbH; Precision Energy Services ULC; Weatherford U.K. Limited | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 28, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 28, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Weatherford Netherlands B.V. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 28, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Weatherford Norge As | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 28, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | High Pressure Integrity, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 28, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Precision Energy Services, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 28, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Weatherford Canada Ltd. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 28, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Weatherford Switzerland Trading and Development GmbH | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 28, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Precision Energy Services ULC | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 28, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Weatherford U.K. Limited | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 1, 2021 Reel 57683, frame 423 | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC; Weatherford Netherlands B.V.; Weatherford Norge As; High Pressure Integrity, Inc.; Precision Energy Services, Inc.; Weatherford Canada Ltd.; Weatherford Switzerland Trading and Development GmbH; Precision Energy Services ULC; Weatherford U.K. Limited | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 1, 2021 Reel 57683, frame 706 | Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC; Weatherford Netherlands B.V.; Weatherford Norge As; High Pressure Integrity, Inc.; Precision Energy Services, Inc.; Weatherford Canada Ltd.; Weatherford Switzerland Trading and Development GmbH; Weatherford U.K. Limited | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Security Interest |
| Oct 1, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 1, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Weatherford Netherlands B.V. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 1, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Weatherford Norge As | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 1, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association | High Pressure Integrity, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 1, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Precision Energy Services, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 1, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Weatherford Canada Ltd. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 1, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Weatherford Switzerland Trading and Development GmbH | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 1, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Precision Energy Services ULC | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 1, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Weatherford U.K. Limited | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 26, 2023 Reel 63470, frame 629 | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Patent Security Interest Assignment Agreement |
Sources
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Citations
1
later US patent cites this one
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