Term ends no later than Nov 16, 2037 · Low confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 16, 2037
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 Associated Materials, LLC
Filed Oct 31, 2018 as application 16/176,588 · Granted Nov 26, 2019
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2017
2037
Clock starts
Nov 16, 2017
Nov 16, 2017
Ends no later than
Nov 16, 2037
Nov 16, 2037
Granted
Nov 26, 2019
Nov 26, 2019
base term
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
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
Unresolved
Terminal disclaimer
On file, reference document not resolved, so the date above is an upper bound. We do not guess the cap.
1 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.
2
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. A terminal disclaimer is on file with no resolved reference, so no cap is applied and none is guessed. 1 of 3 maintenance fees is paid so far. Confidence: Low. 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 16, 2017, when application 15/815,360, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Oct 31, 2018); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row) | Nov 16, 2037 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | A parent in the chain could not be resolved | dated from this application's own claim | Medium confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | None on file | no change | 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 | 1 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | no later than Nov 16, 2037 | Low confidence |
This family
| Application 15/815,360 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 10,488,837 | this patent no later than Nov 2037 | no later than Nov 2037 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2020 Reel 53273, frame 266 | Associated Materials, LLC | UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as US Collateral Agent | Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Aug 26, 2020 Reel 53604, frame 433 | Associated Materials, LLC | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Patent Security Agreement |
| Mar 8, 2022 Reel 59337, frame 316 | UBS AG, Stamford Branch | Associated Materials, LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Mar 9, 2022 Reel 59356, frame 357 | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Associated Materials, LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Mar 11, 2022 Reel 59246, frame 606 | Associated Materials, LLC | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Mar 11, 2022 Reel 59246, frame 619 | Associated Materials, LLC | PNC Bank, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| May 31, 2023 Reel 63815, frame 536 | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Royal Bank of Canada | Patent Security Interest Assignment Agreement |
Sources
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What's changing
Nov 2037
Term ends no later than Nov 16, 2037. 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
Open question
A terminal disclaimer is on file (approved) and its reference document is not resolved. A disclaimer would cap the term earlier than Nov 16, 2037. We will not guess the cap.
Citations
73
later US patents cite this one
That is top 5% of utility patents granted in 2019 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.