Collateral for a security interest recorded Nov 2, 2022 (Midcap Financial Trust).
Term ends May 8, 2040 · High confidence
20-year base term ends May 8, 2040
Held by Solmetex, LLC
Filed May 8, 2020 as application 16/870,745 · Granted Nov 28, 2023
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2020
2040
Clock starts
May 8, 2020
May 8, 2020
Term ends
May 8, 2040
May 8, 2040
Granted
Nov 28, 2023
Nov 28, 2023
base term
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.
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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.
7
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. 0 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts May 8, 2020, when this application, 16/870,745, was filed | May 8, 2040 | 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 | 0 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | May 8, 2040 | High confidence |
This family
| US 11,826,217 | this patent May 2040 | May 2040 |
| US D988,506 | In force Jun 2038 | Jun 2038 |
| US D988,505 | In force Jun 2038 | Jun 2038 |
| US D1,037,436 | In force Jul 2039 | Jul 2039 |
| US 12,167,948 | In force May 2040 | May 2040 |
| US D1,091,807 | In force Sep 2040 | Sep 2040 |
| US 12,636,123 | In force Jun 2040 | Jun 2040 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2020 Reel 53020, frame 505 | Nguyen, Thien; Pham, Tam Thanh; Nguyen, Ethan; Nguyen, Lauren | Dryshield, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 3, 2022 Reel 60099, frame 397 | Dryshield, LLC | Midcap Financial Trust | Security Interest |
| Jun 6, 2022 Reel 60107, frame 30 | Dryshield, LLC | Solmetex, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 2, 2022 Reel 61637, frame 932 | Dryshield, LLC | Midcap Financial Trust | Security Interest |
| Apr 25, 2023 Reel 63440, frame 118 | Dryshield, LLC | Solmetex, LLC | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Assignment Document Previously Recorded at Reel: 060107 Frame: 0030. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment . |
| Mar 18, 2025 Reel 70544, frame 954 | Solmetex, LLC; Sterisil, Inc.; Dryshield, LLC; Impladent, Ltd. | Churchill Agency Services LLC, as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
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May 2040
Term ends May 8, 2040. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Citations
23
later US patents cite this one
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