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Networked Intoxication Vehicle Immobilization

US 10,040,349 In force
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Term ends Jul 29, 2036 · High confidence

Filed Jun 13, 2017 as application 15/621,507 · Granted Aug 7, 2018
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2016 2036
Clock starts
Jul 29, 2016
Term ends
Jul 29, 2036
Granted
Aug 7, 2018
base term fee events Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 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.
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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

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StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Jul 29, 2016, when application 15/223,921, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jun 13, 2017)Jul 29, 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 orderJul 29, 2036High confidence

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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
Oct 13, 2017
Reel 43863, frame 65
Devries, Douglas Edward; McGrath, Timothy J.Consumer Safety Technology, LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Oct 4, 2019
Reel 50628, frame 935
Consumer Safety Technology, LLCAres Capital CorporationSecurity Interest
Nov 1, 2022
Reel 61617, frame 407
Consumer Safety Technology, LLC; Alcohol Detection Systems Technology, LLCAres Capital CorporationSecurity Interest
Nov 1, 2022
Reel 61830, frame 690
Ares Capital CorporationConsumer Safety Technology, LLCRelease of Security Interest at Reel/Frame No. 50628/0935

Sources

Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO

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