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Mounting Hardware and Mounting System for Vertical Panels

US 8,695,296 In force
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Term ends May 17, 2032 · High confidence

Filed May 17, 2012 as application 13/474,077 · Granted Apr 15, 2014
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2012 2032
Clock starts
May 17, 2012
Term ends
May 17, 2032
Granted
Apr 15, 2014
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.
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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.
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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

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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts May 17, 2012, when this application, 13/474,077, was filedMay 17, 2032High 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 orderMay 17, 2032High confidence

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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
May 17, 2012
Reel 28227, frame 182
Bergman, Todd M.Armstrong World Industries, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Feb 21, 2014
Reel 32324, frame 546
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.Awi Licensing CompanyAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Apr 11, 2016
Reel 38403, frame 566
Awi Licensing LLCBank of America, N.A., as Collateral AgentNotice of Grant of Security Interest in Patents
Jun 14, 2016
Reel 39068, frame 833
Awi Licensing CompanyAwi Licensing LLCChange of Name

Sources

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