Term ends Jul 31, 2037 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jul 31, 2037
Held by Bryte Labs, Inc.
Filed Jul 31, 2017 as application 15/665,358 · Granted Feb 18, 2020
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2017
2037
Clock starts
Jul 31, 2017
Jul 31, 2017
Term ends
Jul 31, 2037
Jul 31, 2037
Granted
Feb 18, 2020
Feb 18, 2020
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.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
1 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.
4
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. 1 of 3 maintenance fees is 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 Jul 31, 2017, when this application, 15/665,358, was filed | Jul 31, 2037 | 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 | 1 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jul 31, 2037 | High confidence |
This family
| US 10,561,253 | this patent Jul 2037 | Jul 2037 |
| US 11,369,207 | In force Jul 2037 | Jul 2037 |
| US 12,029,324 | In force Jul 2037 | Jul 2037 |
| Application 18/750,768 | Pending not computed | not computed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2018 Reel 46730, frame 705 | Tsern, Ely; Farringdon, Jonathan; Tompane, John; Tompane, Richard; Burnett, William | Bryte, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 24, 2020 Reel 52213, frame 690 | Bryte, Inc. | Walsh, Brian | Security Interest |
| May 23, 2024 Reel 67513, frame 69 | Bryte, Inc. | Venture Lending & Leasing IX, Inc.; Wti Fund X, Inc. | Security Interest |
| May 23, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Bryte, Inc. | Venture Lending & Leasing IX, Inc. | Security Interest |
| May 23, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Bryte, Inc. | Wti Fund X, Inc. | Security Interest |
| Feb 14, 2025 Reel 70225, frame 476 | Bryte, Inc. | Venture Lending & Leasing IX, Inc.; Wti Fund X, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 14, 2025 Reel 70225, frame 607 | Venture Lending & Leasing IX, Inc.; Wti Fund X, Inc. | Bryte Labs, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 14, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Bryte, Inc. | Venture Lending & Leasing IX, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 14, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Bryte, Inc. | Wti Fund X, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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What's changing
Jul 2037
Term ends Jul 31, 2037. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Citations
24
later US patents cite this one
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