Term ends Jan 6, 2031 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jan 4, 2031
Held by Geon Performance Solutions, LLC
Filed Jun 29, 2012 as application 13/519,956 · Granted Apr 22, 2014
Base term plus 2 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2011
2031
Clock starts
Jan 4, 2011
Jan 4, 2011
Term ends
Jan 6, 2031
Jan 6, 2031
Granted
Apr 22, 2014
Apr 22, 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
2
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.
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 runs 2 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 Jan 4, 2011, when application PCT/US2011/020095, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jun 29, 2012) | Jan 4, 2031 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +2 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jan 6, 2031 | 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 | Jan 6, 2031 | High confidence |
This family
| Application PCT/US2011/020095 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 8,703,849 | this patent Jan 2031 | Jan 2031 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 2015 Reel 37101, frame 448 | PolyOne Corporation; Colormatrix Holdings, Inc.; PolyOne Designed Structures and Solutions LLC | Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Nov 16, 2015 Reel 37113, frame 144 | PolyOne Corporation; Colormatrix Holdings, Inc.; PolyOne Designed Structures and Solutions LLC | U.S. Bank National Association, as Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Nov 19, 2015 Reel 37146, frame 724 | PolyOne Corporation; Colormatrix Group, Inc.; Colormatrix Holdings, Inc.; The Colormatrix Corporation; Gayson Silicone Dispersions, Inc.; PolyOne Designed Structures and Solutions LLC | Citibank, N.A,, as Administrative Agent | Security Agreement |
| Jan 7, 2016 Reel 37508, frame 12 | PolyOne Corporation; Colormatrix Holdings, Inc.; PolyOne Designed Structures and Solutions LLC | U.S. Bank National Association, as Collateral Agent | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Incorrect Appl. No. 14/501,050 Previously Recorded at Reel: 037113 Frame: 0144. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Agreement. |
| Jan 27, 2016 Reel 37603, frame 208 | PolyOne Corporation; Colormatrix Holdings, Inc.; PolyOne Designed Structures and Solutions LLC | Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as Administrative Agent | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Incorrect Application Number 14/501,050 Previously Recorded on Reel 037101 Frame 0448. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Patent Security Agreement. |
| Mar 23, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | U.S. Bank National Association, as Collateral Agent | PolyOne Corporation | Release of Security Interest in Patents at Reel/Frame 037113/0144 |
| Mar 23, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | U.S. Bank National Association, as Collateral Agent | Colormatrix Holdings, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents at Reel/Frame 037113/0144 |
| Mar 23, 2018 Reel 45680, frame 342 | U.S. Bank National Association, as Collateral Agent | PolyOne Corporation; Colormatrix Holdings, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents at Reel/Frame 037113/0144 |
| Oct 25, 2019 Reel 50829, frame 840 | Echo US Holdings, LLC | Cerberus Business Finance Agency, LLC | Assignment for Security -- Patents |
| Oct 28, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Capital Finance LLC | PolyOne Corporation | Partial Release of Security Interest Recorded at R/F 037101/0448 |
| Oct 28, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Capital Finance LLC | Colormatrix Holdings, Inc. | Partial Release of Security Interest Recorded at R/F 037101/0448 |
| Oct 28, 2019 Reel 50838, frame 320 | Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | PolyOne Corporation | Partial Release of Security Interest Recorded at R/F/ 037146/0724 |
| Oct 28, 2019 Reel 50847, frame 396 | PolyOne Corporation | Echo US Holdings, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 28, 2019 Reel 50838, frame 181 | Wells Fargo Capital Finance LLC | PolyOne Corporation; Colormatrix Holdings, Inc. | Partial Release of Security Interest Recorded at R/F 037101/0448 |
| Oct 29, 2019 Reel 50860, frame 746 | Echo US Holdings, LLC | Geon Performance Solutions, LLC | Change of Name |
| Aug 18, 2021 Reel 57221, frame 585 | Cerberus Business Finance Agency, LLC | Echo US Holdings, LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Jun 24, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as Administrative Agent | Avient Corporation (F/K/A PolyOne Corporation) | Release of Security Interests in Patents Recorded at Reel 037101, Frame 0448. |
| Jun 24, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as Administrative Agent | Colormatrix Holdings, Inc. | Release of Security Interests in Patents Recorded at Reel 037101, Frame 0448. |
| Jun 24, 2025 Reel 71730, frame 746 | Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as Administrative Agent | Avient Corporation (F/K/A PolyOne Corporation); Colormatrix Holdings, Inc. | Release of Security Interests in Patents Recorded at Reel 037101, Frame 0448. |
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What's changing
Jan 2031
Term ends Jan 6, 2031. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 2 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
11
later US patents cite this one
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