Collateral for a security interest recorded Jan 28, 2016 (The Bank of Nova Scotia).
Term ends Oct 13, 2030 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Oct 13, 2030
Held by Decolin Inc.
Filed Aug 9, 2013 as application 13/963,545 · Granted Jul 1, 2014
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2010
2030
Clock starts
Oct 13, 2010
Oct 13, 2010
Term ends
Oct 13, 2030
Oct 13, 2030
Granted
Jul 1, 2014
Jul 1, 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.
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.
5
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
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Oct 13, 2010, when application 12/903,399, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Aug 9, 2013) | Oct 13, 2030 | 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 | Oct 13, 2030 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,069,999 | Lapsed on the fee record Dec 2019 | Dec 2019 |
| US 7,984,814 | Lapsed on the fee record Jul 2019 | Jul 2019 |
| US 8,573,416 | In force Oct 2030 | Oct 2030 |
| US 8,157,111 | Lapsed on the fee record Apr 2020 | Apr 2020 |
| US 8,763,822 | this patent Oct 2030 | Oct 2030 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 2016 Reel 37608, frame 933 | Zenith Products Corporation | Decolin Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 28, 2016 Reel 37632, frame 903 | Decolin Inc. | The Bank of Nova Scotia | Security Interest |
| Jan 3, 2018 Reel 44997, frame 703 | Decolin Inc. | Bnp Paribas, As Collateral Agent | Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Jan 10, 2025 Reel 69868, frame 612 | Decolin Inc. | Royal Bank of Canada | Security Interest |
| Jan 10, 2025 Reel 69871, frame 173 | BNP Paribas | Decolin Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patent Collateral |
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What's changing
Oct 2030
Term ends Oct 13, 2030. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
24
later US patents cite this one
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