Collateral for a security interest recorded May 6, 2026 (JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.).
Term ends Nov 22, 2033 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 15, 2033
Held by Panera, LLC
Filed Mar 15, 2013 as application 13/839,256 · Granted Jun 30, 2015
Base term plus 252 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2013
2033
Clock starts
Mar 15, 2013
Mar 15, 2013
Term ends
Nov 22, 2033
Nov 22, 2033
Granted
Jun 30, 2015
Jun 30, 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
252
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 252 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.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Mar 15, 2013, when this application, 13/839,256, was filed | Mar 15, 2033 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +252 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Nov 22, 2033 | 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 | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Nov 22, 2033 | High 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.
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2015 Reel 35414, frame 924 | Hurst, Blaine E. | Panera, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 18, 2017 Reel 43229, frame 48 | Pumpernickel Associates, LLC; Panera, LLC | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| May 21, 2020 Reel 52741, frame 684 | Panera Bread Company; Panera, LLC; Paradise Bakery & Café, Inc.; Pumpernickel Associates, LLC; Abp Corporation | Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A., New York Branch | Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Mar 16, 2021 Reel 55615, frame 1 | Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A., New York Branch | Panera Bread Company; Panera, LLC; Paradise Bakery & Café, Inc.; Pumpernickel Associates, LLC; Abp Corporation | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| Mar 16, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A., New York Branch | Panera Bread Company | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| Mar 16, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A., New York Branch | Panera, LLC | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| Mar 16, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A., New York Branch | Paradise Bakery & Café, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| Mar 16, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A., New York Branch | Pumpernickel Associates, LLC | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| Mar 16, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A., New York Branch | Abp Corporation | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| Jun 15, 2022 Reel 60454, frame 789 | Pumpernickel Associates, LLC; Panera, LLC; Paradise Bakery & Café, Inc.; Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc.; Bruegger's Enterprises, Inc.; Arabica Funding, Inc.; Noah's New York Bagels Company; Manhattan Bagel Company, Inc.; Einstein and Noah Corp.; Chesapeake Bagel Franchise Corp.; Caribou Coffee Company, Inc. | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Jun 15, 2022 Reel 60455, frame 293 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Panera LLC; Pumpernickel Associates, LLC | Notice of Release of Security Interest in Patents - Release of Reel Frame 043229-0048 |
| Jun 15, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Panera LLC | Notice of Release of Security Interest in Patents - Release of Reel Frame 043229-0048 |
| Jun 15, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Pumpernickel Associates, LLC | Notice of Release of Security Interest in Patents - Release of Reel Frame 043229-0048 |
| May 5, 2026 Reel 75513, frame 1 | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Panera, LLC; Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc.; Bruegger’s Enterprises, Inc.; Paradise Bakery & Café, Inc.; Arabica Funding, Inc.; Noah's New York Bagels Company; Manhattan Bagel Company, Inc.; Einstein and Noah Corp.; Chesapeake Bagel Franchise Corp.; Caribou Coffee Company, Inc.; Pumpernickel Associates, LLC | Notice of Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| May 5, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Panera, LLC | Notice of Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| May 5, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc. | Notice of Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| May 5, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Bruegger’s Enterprises, Inc. | Notice of Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| May 5, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Paradise Bakery & Café, Inc. | Notice of Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| May 5, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Arabica Funding, Inc. | Notice of Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| May 5, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Noah's New York Bagels Company | Notice of Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| May 5, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Manhattan Bagel Company, Inc. | Notice of Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| May 5, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Einstein and Noah Corp. | Notice of Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| May 5, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Chesapeake Bagel Franchise Corp. | Notice of Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| May 5, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Caribou Coffee Company, Inc. | Notice of Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| May 5, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Pumpernickel Associates, LLC | Notice of Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| May 6, 2026 Reel 75594, frame 369 | Panera, LLC; Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc.; Bruegger’s Enterprises, Inc.; Paradise Bakery & Café, Inc.; Arabica Funding, Inc.; Noah’s New York Bagels Company; Manhattan Bagel Company, Inc.; Pumpernickel Associates, LLC; Einstein and Noah Corp.; Chesapeake Bagel Franchise Corp.; Caribou Coffee Company, Inc.; Abp Corporation | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
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What's changing
Nov 2033
Term ends Nov 22, 2033. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 252 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
26
later US patents cite this one
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