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Firefighting Nozzle With Trigger Operated Slide Valve

US 9,839,801 In force
OverviewAssignmentsSources & methods

Term ends Apr 27, 2036 · High confidence

Filed Apr 27, 2016 as application 15/140,267 · Granted Dec 12, 2017
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2016 2036
Clock starts
Apr 27, 2016
Term ends
Apr 27, 2036
Granted
Dec 12, 2017
base term 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
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.

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

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 Apr 27, 2016, when this application, 15/140,267, was filedApr 27, 2036High 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 orderApr 27, 2036High 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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Apr 28, 2016
Reel 38400, frame 954
Kolacz, David J.; McMillan, Stewart G.Task Force Tips, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jun 19, 2017
Reel 42880, frame 637
Task Force Tips LLCWells Fargo Bank, National Association, as AgentGrant of Patent Security Interest
Nov 21, 2018
Reel 47564, frame 343
Wells Fargo BankTask Force Tips LLCRelease of Security Interest
Dec 4, 2018
Reel 47672, frame 627
Task Force Tips LLCCibc Bank USASecurity Interest
Mar 11, 2020
Reel 52080, frame 594
Cibc Bank USATask Force Tips LLCRelease of Security Interest
Mar 12, 2020
Reel 52094, frame 173
Task Force Tips LLCCibc Bank USASecurity Interest
Oct 5, 2022
Reel 61321, frame 324
Task Force Tips LLCCibc Bank USASecurity Interest
Jul 22, 2023
Reel 64347, frame 443
Cibc Bank USATask Force Tips LLCRelease of Security Interest
Jul 24, 2023
Reel 64356, frame 83
Task Force Tips LLCWells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative AgentSecurity 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 LLCWells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral AgentPatent Security Agreement
Oct 3, 2024
Reel 69107, frame 381
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative AgentTask Force Tips LLCNotice of Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded on July 24, 2023, at Reel/Frame 064356/0083

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