Collateral for a security interest recorded Aug 18, 2020 (Truist Bank).
Term ends Jun 18, 2028 · High confidence
20-year base term ends May 9, 2027
Held by Whitmor, Inc.
Filed May 9, 2007 as application 11/746,256 · Granted Jul 27, 2010
Base term plus 406 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2007
2028
Clock starts
May 9, 2007
May 9, 2007
Term ends
Jun 18, 2028
Jun 18, 2028
Granted
Jul 27, 2010
Jul 27, 2010
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
406
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
3 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.
This patent's term runs 406 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. 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 May 9, 2007, when this application, 11/746,256, was filed | May 9, 2027 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +406 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jun 18, 2028 | 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 | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jun 18, 2028 | High confidence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2007 Reel 19755, frame 132 | Qiang, Lu Zhi | Earle Industries, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 4, 2009 Reel 23196, frame 68 | Earle Industries, Inc. | Whitmor Manufacturing Co., Inc. | Change of Name |
| Jan 13, 2011 Reel 25634, frame 122 | Whitmor Manufacturing Co., Inc. | Whitmor, Inc. | Merger |
| Aug 18, 2020 Reel 54152, frame 604 | Whitmor, Inc. | Truist Bank | Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Oct 10, 2023 Reel 65197, frame 561 | Whitmor, Inc. | Gibraltar Business Capital, LLC | Security Interest |
| Oct 16, 2023 Reel 65236, frame 373 | Whitmor, Inc. | Truist Bank | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 29, 2025 Reel 72234, frame 716 | Gibraltar Business Capital, LLC | Whitmor, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Jun 2028
Term ends Jun 18, 2028. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 406 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
12
later US patents cite this one
That is above the median of utility patents granted in 2010 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
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.