Term ends Jul 27, 2034 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Feb 28, 2034
Held by Task Force Tips LLC
Filed Feb 28, 2014 as application 14/194,017 · Granted Mar 29, 2016
Base term plus 149 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2014
2034
Clock starts
Feb 28, 2014
Feb 28, 2014
Term ends
Jul 27, 2034
Jul 27, 2034
Granted
Mar 29, 2016
Mar 29, 2016
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
149
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 149 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 Feb 28, 2014, when this application, 14/194,017, was filed | Feb 28, 2034 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +149 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jul 27, 2034 | 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 | Jul 27, 2034 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2014 Reel 33304, frame 706 | McMillan, Stewart; Kolacz, David J. | Task Force Tips, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 14, 2017 Reel 42701, frame 751 | Task Force Tips Inc. | Task Force Tips LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 19, 2017 Reel 42880, frame 637 | Task Force Tips LLC | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Agent | Grant of Patent Security Interest |
| Nov 21, 2018 Reel 47564, frame 343 | Wells Fargo Bank | Task Force Tips LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 4, 2018 Reel 47672, frame 627 | Task Force Tips LLC | Cibc Bank USA | Security Interest |
| Mar 12, 2020 Reel 52094, frame 173 | Task Force Tips LLC | Cibc Bank USA | Security Interest |
| Oct 5, 2022 Reel 61321, frame 324 | Task Force Tips LLC | Cibc Bank USA | Security Interest |
| Jul 22, 2023 Reel 64347, frame 443 | Cibc Bank USA | Task Force Tips LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 24, 2023 Reel 64356, frame 83 | Task Force Tips LLC | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Oct 3, 2024 Reel 69107, frame 331 | E.J. Brooks Company; Hydra-Stop LLC; Task Force Tips LLC; Reelcraft Industries, Inc.; Innovative Rescue Systems LLC | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Oct 3, 2024 Reel 69107, frame 381 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent | Task Force Tips LLC | Notice of Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded on July 24, 2023, at Reel/Frame 064356/0083 |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Jul 2034
Term ends Jul 27, 2034. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 149 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
1
later US patent cites this one
That is below the median of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: the base term, any term adjustment or extension, any disclaimer cap, and the maintenance fee record, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.