Term ends Jul 15, 2033 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jul 15, 2033
Held by APS Tech LLC
Filed Sep 13, 2013 as application 14/026,332 · Granted Aug 3, 2021
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2013
2033
Clock starts
Jul 15, 2013
Jul 15, 2013
Term ends
Jul 15, 2033
Jul 15, 2033
Granted
Aug 3, 2021
Aug 3, 2021
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.
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
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. 1 of 2 maintenance fees is paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record
How we calculated this date
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Jul 15, 2013, when application 29/460,812, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Sep 13, 2013) | Jul 15, 2033 | 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 2 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jul 15, 2033 | High confidence |
This family
| US D843,381 | In force Mar 2033 | Mar 2033 |
| US 11,078,772 | this patent Jul 2033 | Jul 2033 |
| US D928,195 | In force Aug 2036 | Aug 2036 |
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 2, 2014 Reel 33229, frame 233 | Wassell, Mark Ellsworth; Popeszku, Rudolph | APS Technology, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 10, 2017 Reel 44169, frame 53 | APS Technology, Inc.; APS Industries, Inc.; Apst International, Inc. | Balance Point Capital Partners III, LP | Security Interest |
| Feb 7, 2019 Reel 48375, frame 848 | APS Technology, Inc.; APS Industries, Inc.; Apst International, Inc. | Keybank National Association | Security Interest |
| Feb 7, 2019 Reel 49856, frame 434 | APS Technology, Inc.; APS Industries, Inc.; Apst International, Inc. | Balance Point Capital Partners III, LP | Amended and Restated Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Jan 17, 2024 Reel 66341, frame 846 | APS Technology LLC | Balance Point Capital Partners III, LP, as Agent | Security Interest |
| Feb 1, 2024 Reel 66405, frame 762 | Keybank National Association | APS Technology Inc.; APS Industries Inc.; Apst International Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 1, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Keybank National Association | APS Technology Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 1, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Keybank National Association | APS Industries Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 1, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Keybank National Association | Apst International Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 7, 2025 Reel 73016, frame 572 | APS Technology LLC | APS Tech LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Jul 2033
Term ends Jul 15, 2033. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Citations
18
later US patents cite this one
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