Also listed on Ossic Corporation, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Mar 10, 2036 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 10, 2036
Filed Mar 10, 2016 as application 15/067,138 · Granted Nov 13, 2018
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2016
2036
Clock starts
Mar 10, 2016
Mar 10, 2016
Term ends
Mar 10, 2036
Mar 10, 2036
Granted
Nov 13, 2018
Nov 13, 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.
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. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Mar 10, 2016, when this application, 15/067,138, was filed | Mar 10, 2036 | 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 | 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 | Mar 10, 2036 | High confidence |
This family
| US 10,129,681 | this patent Mar 2036 | Mar 2036 |
| Application 16/188,126 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 10,939,225 | In force Mar 2036 | Mar 2036 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2016 Reel 38478, frame 974 | Riggs, Jason; Lyons, Joy; Arjol Acebal, Jose; Carr, David | Ossic Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 1, 2017 Reel 42198, frame 361 | Ossic Corporation | Silicon Valley Bank | Security Interest |
| Sep 25, 2017 Reel 44699, frame 334 | Ossic Corporation | Silicon Valley Bank | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Patent Application No. 15067038 Previously Recorded at Reel: 042198 Frame: 0361. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Interest. |
| Sep 29, 2017 Reel 43745, frame 720 | Ossic Corporation | Keshif Ventures, LLC | Security Interest |
| Apr 26, 2018 Reel 45648, frame 615 | Ossic Corporation | Keshif Ventures, LLC | Security Interest |
| Sep 17, 2018 Reel 47099, frame 54 | Ossic Corporation | Keshif Ventures, LLC | Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Jan 13, 2020 Reel 51501, frame 17 | Keshif Ventures, LLC | Ossic Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 23, 2020 Reel 52199, frame 775 | Ossic Corporation | Harman International Industries, Incorporated | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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What's changing
Mar 2036
Term ends Mar 10, 2036. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Citations
58
later US patents cite this one
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