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Dresser Drive Link for Saw Chain

US 9,027,451 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded Oct 15, 2021 (Bank of America, N.A.).

Term ends Sep 17, 2033 · High confidence

Filed Mar 13, 2013 as application 13/802,250 · Granted May 12, 2015
Base term plus 188 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
2013 2033
Clock starts
Mar 13, 2013
Term ends
Sep 17, 2033
Granted
May 12, 2015
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
188
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.
4
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 188 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.
StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Mar 13, 2013, when this application, 13/802,250, was filedMar 13, 2033High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+188 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordSep 17, 2033High 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 orderSep 17, 2033High confidence

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US 9,027,451this patent
Sep 2033
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US 9,038,519In force
Mar 2033
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Application PCT/US2013/052294PCT application
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Application PCT/US2013/052226PCT application
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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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Mar 13, 2013
Reel 29990, frame 711
Goettel, MikeBlount, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Aug 2, 2013
Reel 30954, frame 768
Blount, Inc.General Electric Capital Corporation, as AgentSupplemental Patent Security Agreement
May 6, 2015
Reel 35595, frame 451
Blount, Inc.Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative AgentNotice of Grant of Security Interest in Patents
May 6, 2015
Reel 35603, frame 495
General Electric Capital Corporation, as AgentSpeeco, Incorporated; Woods Equipment Company; Blount, Inc.; Blount International, Inc.; Dixon Industries, Inc.; Fabtek Corporation; Frederick Manufacturing Corporation; Gear Products, Inc.; Windsor Forestry Tools LLC; Omark Properties, Inc.; Bi, L.l.c.; 4520 Corp., Inc.Release of Patent Security Interest
May 6, 2015
reel/frame not recorded
General Electric Capital Corporation, as AgentSpeeco, IncorporatedRelease of Patent Security Interest
May 6, 2015
reel/frame not recorded
General Electric Capital Corporation, as AgentWoods Equipment CompanyRelease of Patent Security Interest
May 6, 2015
reel/frame not recorded
General Electric Capital Corporation, as AgentBlount, Inc.Release of Patent Security Interest
May 6, 2015
reel/frame not recorded
General Electric Capital Corporation, as AgentBlount International, Inc.Release of Patent Security Interest
May 6, 2015
reel/frame not recorded
General Electric Capital Corporation, as AgentDixon Industries, Inc.Release of Patent Security Interest
May 6, 2015
reel/frame not recorded
General Electric Capital Corporation, as AgentFabtek CorporationRelease of Patent Security Interest
May 6, 2015
reel/frame not recorded
General Electric Capital Corporation, as AgentFrederick Manufacturing CorporationRelease of Patent Security Interest
May 6, 2015
reel/frame not recorded
General Electric Capital Corporation, as AgentGear Products, Inc.Release of Patent Security Interest
May 6, 2015
reel/frame not recorded
General Electric Capital Corporation, as AgentWindsor Forestry Tools LLCRelease of Patent Security Interest
May 6, 2015
reel/frame not recorded
General Electric Capital Corporation, as AgentOmark Properties, Inc.Release of Patent Security Interest
May 6, 2015
reel/frame not recorded
General Electric Capital Corporation, as AgentBi, L.l.c.Release of Patent Security Interest
May 6, 2015
reel/frame not recorded
General Electric Capital Corporation, as Agent4520 Corp., Inc.Release of Patent Security Interest
Apr 12, 2016
Reel 38419, frame 815
Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative AgentBlount, Inc.Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents Filed at R/F 035595/0451
Apr 13, 2016
Reel 38427, frame 148
Blount, Inc.Barclays Bank PLC, as Collateral AgentSecurity Interest
Feb 15, 2021
Reel 55304, frame 480
Blount, Inc.Oregon Tool, Inc.Change of Name
Oct 15, 2021
Reel 57827, frame 237
Barclays Bank PLC, as Collateral AgentOregon Tool, Inc. (F/K/A Blount, Inc.)Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at R/F 038427/0148
Oct 15, 2021
Reel 57827, frame 381
Oregon Tool, Inc.; Speeco, Incorporated; Woods Equipment CompanyBank of America, N.A., as Collateral AgentSecurity Agreement (TERM Loan)
Oct 19, 2021
Reel 57859, frame 549
Oregon Tool, Inc.; Speeco, Incorporated; Woods Equipment CompanyBank of America, N.A., as Collateral AgentSecurity Agreement (ABL)
Mar 3, 2025
Reel 70376, frame 180
Oregon Tool, Inc.; Woods Equipment CompanyBank of America, N.A., as Collateral AgentPatent Security Agreement
Mar 3, 2025
Reel 70376, frame 194
Oregon Tool, Inc.; Woods Equipment CompanyGlas Americas LLC, as Collateral AgentIntercompany Patent Security Agreement
Mar 3, 2025
Reel 70376, frame 220
Oregon Tool, Inc.; Woods Equipment CompanyGlas Americas LLC, as Collateral AgentSecond Lien Patent Security Agreement
Mar 10, 2025
Reel 70454, frame 422
Oregon Tool, Inc.; Woods Equipment Co.Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Collateral AgentThird Lien Patent Security Agreement

Sources

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

USPTO account required: This application in Patent Center · USPTO's maintenance fee lookup

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