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Utility items made with rods of oval construction

US 8,915,384 In force
OverviewAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded Aug 21, 2024 (Acf Finco I LP).

Term ends May 31, 2029 · High confidence

Filed Jan 7, 2008 as application 12/006,835 · Granted Dec 23, 2014
Base term plus 510 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
2008 2029
Clock starts
Jan 7, 2008
Term ends
May 31, 2029
Granted
Dec 23, 2014
base term patent term adjustment 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
510
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
2 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 runs 510 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. 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 Jan 7, 2008, when this application, 12/006,835, was filedJan 7, 2028High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+510 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordMay 31, 2029High confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events2 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderMay 31, 2029High 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
Apr 1, 2008
Reel 20739, frame 191
Immerman, Robert A.; Snell, Russell Benton; Dretzka, Philip C.; Ghiorghie, Radu AlexandruInterdesign, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jul 12, 2019
Reel 49744, frame 447
Interdesign, Inc.Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.Security Interest
Aug 21, 2024
Reel 68730, frame 699
Interdesign, Inc.; Interdesign International Holdings, Inc.; Interdesign SPV LLC; Park 31B LLCAcf Finco I LPSecurity Interest
Aug 21, 2024
Reel 68735, frame 110
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.Interdesign, Inc.Release of Security Interest
May 14, 2025
Reel 71338, frame 392
Interdesign, Inc.Immerman, Robert A.Security Interest
Jul 31, 2025
Reel 72292, frame 482
Acf Finco I LPTiger Finance, LLCAssignment of Patent Security Agreement
Aug 1, 2025
Reel 72325, frame 252
Immerman, Robert A.Tiger Finance, LLCAssignment of Second Lien Patent Security Agreement
Aug 4, 2025
Reel 72339, frame 406
Interdesign, Inc.Tiger Finance, LLCSecurity Interest

Sources

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

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