Term ended no later than Mar 2, 2024 · Medium confidence
Held by Afco Performance Group, LLC
Filed Jul 25, 2008 as application 29/310,108 · Granted Mar 2, 2010
Base term, 14 years from grant
Today
Ended no later than Mar 2, 2024
2010
2026
Clock starts
Mar 2, 2010
Mar 2, 2010
Ended no later than
Mar 2, 2024
Mar 2, 2024
base term
after the term ends
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.
Unresolved
Terminal disclaimer
On file, reference document not resolved, so the date above is an upper bound. We do not guess the cap.
14 years from grant
Base term
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20
Family applications on record here
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
This patent's term is its base term, 14 years from grant, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer is on file with no resolved reference, so no cap is applied and none is guessed. No maintenance fees are payable on this kind of patent. Confidence: Medium. 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, 14 years from grant | Granted Mar 2, 2010 | Mar 2, 2024 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | Disclaimer on file (approved), reference document not resolved | no cap applied, and none guessed | Medium confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | no later than Mar 2, 2024 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US D611,177 | Term ended Mar 2024 | Mar 2024 |
| US D605,345 | Term ended Dec 2023 | Dec 2023 |
| US D611,178 | Term ended Mar 2024 | Mar 2024 |
| US D611,187 | this patent no later than Mar 2024 | no later than Mar 2024 |
| US 8,192,061 | In force Oct 2029 | Oct 2029 |
| US 8,466,621 | In force Sep 2031 | Sep 2031 |
| US 8,482,398 | In force Dec 2031 | Dec 2031 |
| US 8,588,997 | In force Jan 2032 | Jan 2032 |
8 of 20 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2015 Reel 36689, frame 72 | Waring, Jennifer S. | Custom Dynamics, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 1, 2025 Reel 71910, frame 600 | Custom Dynamics LLC | Afco Performance Group, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
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Note
A terminal disclaimer is on file and its reference is not resolved. No cap is applied and none is guessed
Open question
A terminal disclaimer is on file (approved) and its reference document is not resolved. A disclaimer would cap the term earlier than Mar 2, 2024. We will not guess the cap.
Citations
6
later US patents cite this one
That is below the median of design patents granted in 2010 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
This computed term ends no later than the date shown; an unresolved terminal disclaimer may end it earlier. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.