Term ends Aug 20, 2029 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Aug 20, 2029
Held by Fer-Pal Construction Ltd.
Filed May 17, 2012 as application 13/473,680 · Granted Sep 25, 2012
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2009
2029
Clock starts
Aug 20, 2009
Aug 20, 2009
Term ends
Aug 20, 2029
Aug 20, 2029
Granted
Sep 25, 2012
Sep 25, 2012
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.
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.
2
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. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. 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 Aug 20, 2009, when application 12/544,320, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed May 17, 2012) | Aug 20, 2029 | 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 | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Aug 20, 2029 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,197,158 | In force Mar 2030 | Mar 2030 |
| US 8,272,808 | this patent Aug 2029 | Aug 2029 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2012 Reel 28782, frame 752 | Sudano, Anthony; Davison, Michael; Cote, Benoit | Sanexen Environmental Services, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 14, 2014 Reel 33538, frame 678 | Sanexen Environmental Services Inc. | Bank of Montreal | Security Interest |
| Jan 9, 2024 Reel 66071, frame 554 | Bank of Montreal | Sanexen Environmental Services Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 19, 2024 Reel 66491, frame 709 | Sanexen Services Environnementaux Inc./Sanexen Environmental Services Inc.; Niedner Inc. | The Toronto-Dominion Bank | Security Interest |
| Feb 19, 2026 Reel 73830, frame 283 | Sanexen Environmental Services Inc. | Fer-Pal Construction Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 9, 2026 Reel 75958, frame 72 | Fer-Pal Construction Ltd. | The Toronto-Dominion Bank | Security Interest |
| Sep 9, 2026 Reel 76348, frame 852 | The Toronto-Dominion Bank | Fer-Pal Construction Ltd.; Sanexen Environmental Services Inc.; Niedner Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Aug 2029
Term ends Aug 20, 2029. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
5
later US patents cite this one
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