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Canopy System and Group Suspension System Therefore

US 9,279,252 In force
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Term ends Jun 9, 2028 · High confidence

Filed Feb 6, 2015 as application 14/615,810 · Granted Mar 8, 2016
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2008 2028
Clock starts
Jun 9, 2008
Term ends
Jun 9, 2028
Granted
Mar 8, 2016
base term fee events Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 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.
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.
6
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This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record

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StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Jun 9, 2008, when application 12/157,248, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Feb 6, 2015)Jun 9, 2028High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh 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 orderJun 9, 2028High confidence

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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
Feb 6, 2015
Reel 34907, frame 54
Waters, James R.; Rineer, James P.; Springer, Brian L.; Frantz, William H.Armstrong World Industries, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Feb 6, 2015
Reel 34907, frame 99
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.Awi Licensing CompanyAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Apr 11, 2016
Reel 38403, frame 566
Awi Licensing LLCBank of America, N.A., as Collateral AgentNotice of Grant of Security Interest in Patents
Jun 14, 2016
Reel 39068, frame 833
Awi Licensing CompanyAwi Licensing LLCChange of Name

Sources

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

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