Also listed on Ciphercloud, LLC., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Nov 21, 2025 (Jefferies Finance LLC).
Term ends Jan 21, 2036 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 16, 2035
Held by Fortra, LLC
Filed Nov 16, 2015 as application 14/942,983 · Granted Jul 10, 2018
Base term plus 66 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2015
2036
Clock starts
Nov 16, 2015
Nov 16, 2015
Term ends
Jan 21, 2036
Jan 21, 2036
Granted
Jul 10, 2018
Jul 10, 2018
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
66
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 66 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 Nov 16, 2015, when this application, 14/942,983, was filed | Nov 16, 2035 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +66 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jan 21, 2036 | 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 | Jan 21, 2036 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2018 Reel 46016, frame 463 | Lakshmanan, Meenakshi Sundaram; Goda, Ram; Patel, Shailesh | Ciphercloud, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 16, 2021 Reel 55606, frame 608 | Ciphercloud, Inc. | Silicon Valley Bank | Security Interest |
| Apr 6, 2022 Reel 59522, frame 690 | Ciphercloud, Inc.; Ciphercloud Acquisition, LLC | Ciphercloud, LLC. | Merger and Change of Name |
| Apr 6, 2022 Reel 59522, frame 738 | Ciphercloud, LLC. | Lookout, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 9, 2022 Reel 59909, frame 668 | Silicon Valley Bank (the "Bank") | Lookout, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 9, 2022 Reel 59909, frame 764 | Lookout, Inc. | Alter Domus (US) LLC | Security Interest |
| Jun 2, 2023 Reel 63844, frame 638 | Alter Domus (US) LLC, as Administrative Agent | Lookout, Inc. | Release of Patent Security Interest at Reel 59909 and Frame 0764 |
| Aug 10, 2024 Reel 68538, frame 177 | Lookout, Inc. | Midcap Financial Trust | Security Interest |
| May 14, 2025 Reel 71115, frame 227 | Midcap Financial Trust | Lookout, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 18, 2025 Reel 71659, frame 726 | Lookout, Inc. | Fortra, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 21, 2025 Reel 73663, frame 327 | Fortra, LLC | Jefferies Finance LLC, as Collateral Agent | Extended RCF First Lien Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Nov 21, 2025 Reel 73663, frame 914 | Fortra, LLC | Jefferies Finance LLC, as Collateral Agent | Extended First Lien Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Nov 21, 2025 Reel 73683, frame 534 | Alert Logic, Inc.; Digital Guardian LLC; Ecrime Management Strategies, Inc.; Fortra, LLC; Globalscape, Inc.; Tripwire, Inc.; Vera Security, Inc. | Ares Capital Corporation, As Collateral Agent | New Money First Lien Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Jan 6, 2026 Reel 74233, frame 632 | Alert Logic, Inc.; Digital Guardian LLC; Ecrime Management Strategies, Inc.; Fortra, LLC; Globalscape, Inc.; Tripwire, Inc. | Acquiom Agency Services LLC, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
USPTO account required: This application in Patent Center · USPTO's maintenance fee lookup
Maintenance fee events come from USPTO's own fee records. Its fee lookup asks for the patent number and the application number.
What's changing
Jan 2036
Term ends Jan 21, 2036. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 66 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
8
later US patents cite this one
That is above the median of utility patents granted in 2018 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.