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US 10,067,946 In force, term unresolved
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded Jun 28, 2019 (Orix Growth Capital, LLC).

Term ends no later than Feb 18, 2035 · Medium confidence

In force on USPTO's status record and by its fee record. A terminal disclaimer on file may shorten this term, possibly to a date already past; its reference document is unresolved, so the date above is an upper bound and no earlier date is guessed.

Filed Apr 7, 2017 as application 15/482,376 · Granted Sep 4, 2018
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2015 2035
Clock starts
Feb 18, 2015
Ends no later than
Feb 18, 2035
Granted
Sep 4, 2018
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.
Unresolved
Terminal disclaimer
On file, reference document not resolved, so the date above is an upper bound. We do not guess the cap.
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.
3
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 20-year base term, 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. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. 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.
StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Feb 18, 2015, when application 14/625,112, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Apr 7, 2017)Feb 18, 2035High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Terminal disclaimer capDisclaimer on file (approved), reference document not resolvedno cap applied, and none guessedMedium confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events2 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderno later than Feb 18, 2035Medium confidence

This family

US 9,703,797In force
Jan 2036
Jan 2036
US 10,067,946this patent
no later than Feb 2035
no later than Feb 2035
US 10,452,617In force
no later than Feb 2035
no later than Feb 2035
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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Apr 7, 2017
Reel 41933, frame 601
Vanderspek, Adrian T., MS.; Martinelli, Daniel P., MR.; Therrien, David G.Exagrid Systems, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Oct 1, 2018
Reel 47172, frame 685
Exagrid Systems, Inc.Comerica BankSecurity Interest
Jun 28, 2019
Reel 49619, frame 342
Exagrid Systems, Inc.Orix Growth Capital, LLCSecurity Interest
Feb 9, 2021
Reel 56399, frame 163
Exagrid Systems, Inc.Orix Growth Capital, LLCCorrective Assignment to Correct the Appl. Nos. 10303656, 10114831, 10073855 and 10067946 by Removing Them for the Patent Nos. Previously Recorded on Reel 049619 Frame 0342. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Interests.
May 27, 2021
Reel 56372, frame 929
Exagrid Systems, Inc.Silicon Valley Bank, As Administrative AgentSecurity Interest
Jun 3, 2021
Reel 56425, frame 108
Comerica BankExagrid Systems, Inc.Release of 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.

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