Collateral for a security interest recorded Jan 31, 2024 (Wells Fargo Bank, National Association).
Term ends Jul 20, 2036 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Apr 6, 2036
Held by Davis-Standard, LLC
Filed Nov 27, 2019 as application 16/697,491 · Granted Dec 7, 2021
Base term plus 105 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2016
2036
Clock starts
Apr 6, 2016
Apr 6, 2016
Term ends
Jul 20, 2036
Jul 20, 2036
Granted
Dec 7, 2021
Dec 7, 2021
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
105
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
No effect
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 10,532,490, to Jul 20, 2036. The term already ends on or before that date, so the cap shortened nothing.
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.
4
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 105 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer is resolved from the filed document, and it ends no earlier than this term, so it shortens nothing. 1 of 3 maintenance fees is paid so far. 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 Apr 6, 2016, when application 15/091,802, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Nov 27, 2019) | Apr 6, 2036 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +105 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jul 20, 2036 | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | Disclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 10,532,490) | resolves to Jul 20, 2036, no earlier than this term, so no change | High 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 | Jul 20, 2036 | High confidence |
This family
| US 10,532,490 | In force Jan 2038 | Jan 2038 |
| US 11,192,279 | this patent Jul 2036 | Jul 2036 |
| Application 17/242,952 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| Application 17/242,976 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 2020 Reel 51740, frame 430 | Christiano, John P. | Davis-Standard, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 13, 2021 Reel 58495, frame 515 | Davis-Standard, LLC; Thermoforming Systems, LLC | Bank Of Montreal, As Collateral Agent | Notice of Grant of Security Interest in Patents |
| Jan 31, 2024 Reel 66308, frame 392 | Davis-Standard, LLC | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Feb 20, 2024 Reel 66627, frame 842 | Bank Of Montreal, As Collateral Agent | Davis-Standard, LLC; Thermoforming Systems, LLC | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 058495/0515) |
| Feb 20, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of Montreal, As Collateral Agent | Davis-Standard, LLC | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 058495/0515) |
| Feb 20, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of Montreal, As Collateral Agent | Thermoforming Systems, LLC | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 058495/0515) |
| Jun 3, 2025 Reel 71297, frame 766 | Davis-Standard, LLC | Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Jun 4, 2026 Reel 74846, frame 990 | Davis-Standard, LLC; SG Parent LLC | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Jul 2036
Term ends Jul 20, 2036. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 105 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Terminal disclaimer
A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 10,532,490, ends no earlier than this term, so it caps nothing.
Citations
0
later US patents cite this one
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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
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. 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.