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Probe and Method for Obtaining Rheological Property Value

US 10,520,410 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods

Also listed on Command Alkon Dutch Tech B.V., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.

Collateral for a security interest recorded Sep 30, 2026 (Oha Agency LLC).

Term ends Oct 7, 2030 · High confidence

Filed Oct 19, 2015 as application 14/886,436 · Granted Dec 31, 2019
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2010 2030
Clock starts
Oct 7, 2010
Term ends
Oct 7, 2030
Granted
Dec 31, 2019
base term 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 2
Maintenance fees paid
Two maintenance fees can end this term early, the ones due 3.5 and 7.5 years from grant; the third one's grace period runs past the term end. This counts the ones the record shows paid.
3
Family applications on record here
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This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. 1 of 2 maintenance fees is paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record

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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Oct 7, 2010, when application PCT/IB2010/054542, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Oct 19, 2015)Oct 7, 2030High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events1 of 2 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderOct 7, 2030High confidence

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Assignments

The 40 most recent of 44 recorded documents are shown; the 4 earliest are not. 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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Apr 7, 2016
Reel 38219, frame 48
Command Alkon Canada Inc.Command Alkon Original Dutch Holdings B.V.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Apr 7, 2016
Reel 38219, frame 329
Command Alkon Original Dutch Holdings B.V.Command Alkon Dutch Tech B.V.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Apr 15, 2016
Reel 38440, frame 409
Command Alkon Dutch Holdings Cooperatief U.A.; Command Alkon Dutch Holdings B.V.; Command Alkon Dutch Tech B.V.; Command Alkon International Holdings B.V.Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLCSecurity Agreement
Apr 15, 2016
Reel 38440, frame 444
Command Alkon Dutch Holdings Cooperatief U.A.; Command Alkon Dutch Holdings B.V.; Command Alkon Dutch Tech B.V.; Command Alkon International Holdings B.V.Ares Capital CorporationSecurity Agreement
Sep 1, 2017
Reel 43747, frame 517
Command Alkon Incorporated; Command Alkon Holdings, Inc.; Command Alkon Dutch Tech B.V.; Command Alkon International Holdings B.V.; Fivecubits Inc.Ares Capital Corporation, As AgentFirst Lien Patent Security Agreement
Sep 1, 2017
Reel 43747, frame 683
Command Alkon Incorporated; Command Alkon Holdings, Inc.; Command Alkon Dutch Tech B.V.; Command Alkon International Holdings B.V.; Fivecubits Inc.Ares Capital Corporation, As AgentSecond Lien Patent Security Agreement
Sep 5, 2017
Reel 43760, frame 678
Ares Capital Corporation, As Collateral AgentCommand Alkon Incorporated; Command Alkon (Bvi), Ltd.; CA Holdco, LLC; Command Alkon Holdings, Inc.; Construction Materials Technologies, Inc.; Command Alkon Dutch Holdings Cooperatief U.A.; Command Alkon Dutch Holdings B.V.; Command Alkon Dutch Tech B.V.; Command Alkon International Holdings B.V.Termination and Release of Grant of Security Interest in Patent Rights
Sep 5, 2017
reel/frame not recorded
Ares Capital Corporation, As Collateral AgentCommand Alkon IncorporatedTermination and Release of Grant of Security Interest in Patent Rights
Sep 5, 2017
reel/frame not recorded
Ares Capital Corporation, As Collateral AgentCommand Alkon (Bvi), Ltd.Termination and Release of Grant of Security Interest in Patent Rights
Sep 5, 2017
reel/frame not recorded
Ares Capital Corporation, As Collateral AgentCA Holdco, LLCTermination and Release of Grant of Security Interest in Patent Rights
Sep 5, 2017
reel/frame not recorded
Ares Capital Corporation, As Collateral AgentCommand Alkon Holdings, Inc.Termination and Release of Grant of Security Interest in Patent Rights
Sep 5, 2017
reel/frame not recorded
Ares Capital Corporation, As Collateral AgentConstruction Materials Technologies, Inc.Termination and Release of Grant of Security Interest in Patent Rights
Sep 5, 2017
reel/frame not recorded
Ares Capital Corporation, As Collateral AgentCommand Alkon Dutch Holdings Cooperatief U.A.Termination and Release of Grant of Security Interest in Patent Rights
Sep 5, 2017
reel/frame not recorded
Ares Capital Corporation, As Collateral AgentCommand Alkon Dutch Holdings B.V.Termination and Release of Grant of Security Interest in Patent Rights
Sep 5, 2017
reel/frame not recorded
Ares Capital Corporation, As Collateral AgentCommand Alkon Dutch Tech B.V.Termination and Release of Grant of Security Interest in Patent Rights
Sep 5, 2017
reel/frame not recorded
Ares Capital Corporation, As Collateral AgentCommand Alkon International Holdings B.V.Termination and Release of Grant of Security Interest in Patent Rights
Sep 7, 2017
Reel 43785, frame 369
Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as AgentCommand Alkon Incorporated; CA Holdco, LLC; Command Alkon Holdings, Inc.; Construction Materials Technologies, Inc.; Command Alkon Dutch Holdings Cooperatief U.A.; Command Alkon Dutch Holdings B.V.; Command Alkon Dutch Tech B.V.; Command Alkon International Holdings B.V.Termination and Release of Grant of Security Interest in Patent Rights
Sep 7, 2017
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as AgentCommand Alkon IncorporatedTermination and Release of Grant of Security Interest in Patent Rights
Sep 7, 2017
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as AgentCA Holdco, LLCTermination and Release of Grant of Security Interest in Patent Rights
Sep 7, 2017
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as AgentCommand Alkon Holdings, Inc.Termination and Release of Grant of Security Interest in Patent Rights
Sep 7, 2017
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as AgentConstruction Materials Technologies, Inc.Termination and Release of Grant of Security Interest in Patent Rights
Sep 7, 2017
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as AgentCommand Alkon Dutch Holdings Cooperatief U.A.Termination and Release of Grant of Security Interest in Patent Rights
Sep 7, 2017
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as AgentCommand Alkon Dutch Holdings B.V.Termination and Release of Grant of Security Interest in Patent Rights
Sep 7, 2017
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as AgentCommand Alkon Dutch Tech B.V.Termination and Release of Grant of Security Interest in Patent Rights
Sep 7, 2017
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as AgentCommand Alkon International Holdings B.V.Termination and Release of Grant of Security Interest in Patent Rights
Mar 12, 2018
Reel 45557, frame 529
Command Alkon Dutch Holdings B.V.; Command Alkon Dutch Tech B.V.; Command Alkon International Holdings B.V.Ares Capital CorporationSecurity Interest
Dec 4, 2018
Reel 47671, frame 726
Command Alkon Dutch Tech B.V.Command Alkon Original Dutch Holdings B.V.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Dec 4, 2018
Reel 47671, frame 779
Command Alkon Original Dutch Holdings B.V.Command Alkon IncorporatedAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Apr 23, 2020
Reel 52473, frame 425
Command Alkon IncorporatedAres Capital Corporation, As Collateral AgentSecurity Interest
Apr 27, 2020
Reel 52499, frame 96
Ares Capital CorporationCommand Alkon Incorporated, on Behalf of Itself and as Successor to Fivecubits Inc.; Command Alkon Holdings, Inc.; Command Alkon Dutch Tech B.V.; Command Alkon International Holdings B.V.Release of Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 043747-0517 (First Lien)
Apr 27, 2020
Reel 52499, frame 248
Ares Capital CorporationCommand Alkon Incorporated, on Behalf of Itself and as Successor to Fivecubits Inc.; Command Alkon Holdings, Inc.; Command Alkon Dutch Tech B.V.; Command Alkon International Holdings B.V.Release of Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 043747/0683 (Second Lien)
Apr 27, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Ares Capital CorporationCommand Alkon Incorporated, on Behalf of Itself and as Successor to Fivecubits Inc.Release of Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 043747-0517 (First Lien)
Apr 27, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Ares Capital CorporationCommand Alkon Holdings, Inc.Release of Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 043747-0517 (First Lien)
Apr 27, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Ares Capital CorporationCommand Alkon Dutch Tech B.V.Release of Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 043747-0517 (First Lien)
Apr 27, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Ares Capital CorporationCommand Alkon International Holdings B.V.Release of Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 043747-0517 (First Lien)
Apr 27, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Ares Capital CorporationCommand Alkon Incorporated, on Behalf of Itself and as Successor to Fivecubits Inc.Release of Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 043747/0683 (Second Lien)
Apr 27, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Ares Capital CorporationCommand Alkon Holdings, Inc.Release of Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 043747/0683 (Second Lien)
Apr 27, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Ares Capital CorporationCommand Alkon Dutch Tech B.V.Release of Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 043747/0683 (Second Lien)
Apr 27, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Ares Capital CorporationCommand Alkon International Holdings B.V.Release of Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 043747/0683 (Second Lien)
Sep 30, 2026
Reel 76215, frame 710
Command Alkon IncorporatedOha Agency LLC, as Collateral AgentSecurity Interest

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