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Optic for a Firearm

US D1,002,781 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded Jan 6, 2022 (Gladstone Capital Corporation).

Term ends Oct 24, 2038 · High confidence

Filed Feb 23, 2021 as application 29/771,512 · Granted Oct 24, 2023
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Oct 24, 2023
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Oct 24, 2038
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15 years from grant
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Base term, 15 years from grantGranted Oct 24, 2023Oct 24, 2038High 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
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderOct 24, 2038High confidence

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US D963,780In force
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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
Apr 21, 2021
Reel 55989, frame 275
Reese, Dennis J.; McKelvain, Stephen H.; Ballard, NickSpringfield, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jan 6, 2022
Reel 58725, frame 328
Springfield, Inc.Gladstone Capital CorporationSecurity Interest
Dec 11, 2025
Reel 73947, frame 735
Springfield, Inc.Gladstone Capital CorporationSecurity Interest
Dec 15, 2025
Reel 73934, frame 648
Springfield, Inc.Fifth Third Bank, National AssociationSecurity Interest

Sources

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