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Hinged Knitting Loom

US 8,402,794 In force (reinstated)
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Also listed on Simplicity Pattern Co. Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.

Term ends Aug 25, 2031 · High confidence

Filed Aug 25, 2011 as application 13/217,503 · Granted Mar 26, 2013
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2011 2031
Clock starts
Aug 25, 2011
Term ends
Aug 25, 2031
Granted
Mar 26, 2013
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.

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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StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Aug 25, 2011, when this application, 13/217,503, was filedAug 25, 2031High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events3 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn force (reinstated)High confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderAug 25, 2031High confidence

Assignments

The 40 most recent of 55 recorded documents are shown; the 15 earliest are not. 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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Mar 11, 2019
Reel 48561, frame 943
Berwick Offray LLC; CSS Industries, Inc.; Paper Magic Group, Inc.; Simplicity Creative Corp.; The McCall Pattern Company, Inc.JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and GranteeGrant of Security Interest in Patents
May 2, 2019
Reel 49067, frame 949
Simplicity Pattern Co. Inc.WM. Wright Co.Nunc Pro Tunc Assignment
May 2, 2019
Reel 49068, frame 56
WM. Wright Co.Stitch Acquisition Corp.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Mar 6, 2020
Reel 52038, frame 284
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.Berwick Offray LLC; CSS Industries, Inc.; Paper Magic Group, Inc.; Simplicity Creative Corp.; The McCall Pattern Company, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Mar 6, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.Berwick Offray LLCRelease of Security Interest
Mar 6, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.CSS Industries, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Mar 6, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.Paper Magic Group, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Mar 6, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.Simplicity Creative Corp.Release of Security Interest
Mar 6, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.The McCall Pattern Company, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jun 7, 2023
Reel 63875, frame 882
Berwick Offray LLC; The McCall Pattern Company, Inc.; CSS Industries, Inc.; Simplicity Creative Corp.; The Lang Companies, Inc.HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as AgentSecurity Interest
May 30, 2025
Reel 71273, frame 622
HSBC Bank USA, National AssociationBerwick Offray LLC; The McCall Pattern Company, Inc.; CSS Industries, Inc.; Simplicity Creative Corp.; The Lang Companies, Inc.Release of Security Interest
May 30, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
HSBC Bank USA, National AssociationBerwick Offray LLCRelease of Security Interest
May 30, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
HSBC Bank USA, National AssociationThe McCall Pattern Company, Inc.Release of Security Interest
May 30, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
HSBC Bank USA, National AssociationCSS Industries, Inc.Release of Security Interest
May 30, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
HSBC Bank USA, National AssociationSimplicity Creative Corp.Release of Security Interest
May 30, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
HSBC Bank USA, National AssociationThe Lang Companies, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jun 30, 2025
Reel 71567, frame 673
Ig Design Group Americas, Inc.; Anker Play Products, LLC; Ig Design Group (Lang), Inc.; The Lang Companies, Inc.; Impact Innovations, Inc.; Variety Accessories, LLC; Impact Paper Products, LLC; CSS Industries, Inc.; Simplicity Creative Corp.; W.J.S. Furniture, Inc.; Paper Magic Group, LLC; The McCall Pattern Company, Inc.; C.R. Gibson, LLC; Philadelphia Industries, LLC; Paper Magic Distribution, Inc.; Berwick Offray LLC; McCall Distribution, Inc.; CRG Distribution, Inc.; Berwick Management LLC; BOC Distribution, Inc.; Lion Ribbon Company, LLC; Lion Ribbon Texas Corp. (F/K/A LR Texas Corp.)HCS 107, LLC, as Secured PartySecurity Interest
Jan 21, 2026
Reel 73525, frame 397
HCS 107, LLCIg Design Group Americas, Inc.; Anker Play Products, LLC; Ig Design Group (Lang), Inc.; The Lang Companies, Inc.; Impact Innovations, Inc.; Variety Accessories, LLC; Impact Paper Products, LLC; CSS Industries, Inc.; W.J.S. Furnture, Inc.; Simplicity Creative Corp.; Paper Magic Group, LLC; The McCall Pattern Company, Inc.; C.R. Gibson, LLC; Philadelphia Industries, LLC; Paper Magic Distribution, Inc.; Berwick Offray LLC; McCall Distribution, Inc.; CRG Distribution, Inc.; Berwick Management LLC; BOC Distribution, Inc.; Lion Ribbon Company, LLC; Lion Ribbon Texas Corp.Release of Security Interest
Jan 21, 2026
reel/frame not recorded
HCS 107, LLCIg Design Group Americas, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jan 21, 2026
reel/frame not recorded
HCS 107, LLCAnker Play Products, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Jan 21, 2026
reel/frame not recorded
HCS 107, LLCIg Design Group (Lang), Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jan 21, 2026
reel/frame not recorded
HCS 107, LLCThe Lang Companies, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jan 21, 2026
reel/frame not recorded
HCS 107, LLCImpact Innovations, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jan 21, 2026
reel/frame not recorded
HCS 107, LLCVariety Accessories, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Jan 21, 2026
reel/frame not recorded
HCS 107, LLCImpact Paper Products, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Jan 21, 2026
reel/frame not recorded
HCS 107, LLCCSS Industries, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jan 21, 2026
reel/frame not recorded
HCS 107, LLCW.J.S. Furnture, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jan 21, 2026
reel/frame not recorded
HCS 107, LLCSimplicity Creative Corp.Release of Security Interest
Jan 21, 2026
reel/frame not recorded
HCS 107, LLCPaper Magic Group, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Jan 21, 2026
reel/frame not recorded
HCS 107, LLCThe McCall Pattern Company, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jan 21, 2026
reel/frame not recorded
HCS 107, LLCC.R. Gibson, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Jan 21, 2026
reel/frame not recorded
HCS 107, LLCPhiladelphia Industries, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Jan 21, 2026
reel/frame not recorded
HCS 107, LLCPaper Magic Distribution, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jan 21, 2026
reel/frame not recorded
HCS 107, LLCBerwick Offray LLCRelease of Security Interest
Jan 21, 2026
reel/frame not recorded
HCS 107, LLCMcCall Distribution, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jan 21, 2026
reel/frame not recorded
HCS 107, LLCCRG Distribution, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jan 21, 2026
reel/frame not recorded
HCS 107, LLCBerwick Management LLCRelease of Security Interest
Jan 21, 2026
reel/frame not recorded
HCS 107, LLCBOC Distribution, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jan 21, 2026
reel/frame not recorded
HCS 107, LLCLion Ribbon Company, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Jan 21, 2026
reel/frame not recorded
HCS 107, LLCLion Ribbon Texas Corp.Release of Security Interest

Sources

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