Collateral for a security interest recorded Jun 13, 2024 (Cerberus Business Finance Agency, LLC).
Term ends Jul 12, 2034 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Dec 13, 2033
Held by Englert Inc.
Filed Dec 13, 2013 as application 14/106,211 · Granted Aug 16, 2016
Base term plus 211 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2013
2034
Clock starts
Dec 13, 2013
Dec 13, 2013
Term ends
Jul 12, 2034
Jul 12, 2034
Granted
Aug 16, 2016
Aug 16, 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
211
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 211 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 Dec 13, 2013, when this application, 14/106,211, was filed | Dec 13, 2033 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +211 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jul 12, 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 12, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2014 Reel 32326, frame 572 | Fox, Michael; Plum, David | Englert Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 6, 2019 Reel 48516, frame 962 | Englert, Inc. | Midcap Financial Trust | Security Interest |
| Jun 13, 2024 Reel 67725, frame 100 | Great Day Improvements, LLC; Universal Windows Direct, LLC; Champion Window Manufacturing and Supply Co., LLC; The Bath Authority LLC; Englert, Inc.; Leafguard Holdings, Inc. | Cerberus Business Finance Agency, LLC, as Collateral Agent | Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Jun 14, 2024 Reel 67735, frame 100 | Midcap Financial Trust | Englert, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Jul 2034
Term ends Jul 12, 2034. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 211 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
9
later US patents cite this one
That is above 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.