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Collateral for a security interest recorded Feb 2, 2026 (Bank of America, N.A.).

Term ends Feb 12, 2033 · High confidence

Filed Feb 12, 2013 as application 13/765,548 · Granted Nov 5, 2013
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2013 2033
Clock starts
Feb 12, 2013
Term ends
Feb 12, 2033
Granted
Nov 5, 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

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.
StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Feb 12, 2013, when this application, 13/765,548, was filedFeb 12, 2033High 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 forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderFeb 12, 2033High 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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Feb 12, 2013
Reel 29800, frame 297
Farentinos, Christopher A.; Steele, CraigArchitectural Mailboxes, LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Oct 21, 2020
Reel 54129, frame 619
Architectural Mailboxes, LLCRock Acquisition 3, LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Oct 27, 2020
Reel 54220, frame 833
Rock Acquisition 3, LLCArchitectural Mailboxes, LLCChange of Name
Dec 20, 2022
Reel 62153, frame 768
Architectural Mailboxes, LLCKeybank National Association, As Administrative AgentSecurity Interest
Oct 21, 2024
Reel 68962, frame 318
Architectural Mailboxes, LLC; Solar Group, Inc.; Solar Group, Inc.Architectural Mailboxes, Inc.Merger and Change of Name
Feb 2, 2026
Reel 74612, frame 507
Air Vent Inc.; Appleton Supply Co., Inc.; Architectural Mailboxes, Inc.; Florence Corporation; Florence Corporation of Kansas; Gibraltar Industries, Inc.; Noll/Norwesco, LLC; Pacific Award Metals, Inc.; Prospiant, Inc.; Quality Aluminum Acquisition, LLC; Southeastern Metals Manufacturing Company, Inc.; The D.S. Brown Company; Omnimax International, LLC; Arundel Square Garden LLC; Hancock Enterprises, LLCBank Of America, N.a.Security Interest

Sources

Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO

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