Also listed on Wagz, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Mar 4, 2026 (Chicago Atlantic Admin, LLC).
Term ends Jun 1, 2040 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jun 1, 2040
Filed Jun 1, 2020 as application 16/888,979 · Granted Oct 20, 2020
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2020
2040
Clock starts
Jun 1, 2020
Jun 1, 2020
Term ends
Jun 1, 2040
Jun 1, 2040
Granted
Oct 20, 2020
Oct 20, 2020
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.
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.
30
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 Jun 1, 2020, when this application, 16/888,979, was filed | Jun 1, 2040 | 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 | Jun 1, 2040 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,955,462 | In force (reinstated) Oct 2032 | Oct 2032 |
| US 9,258,982 | In force Jun 2032 | Jun 2032 |
| Application 14/588,498 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 9,980,463 | In force Oct 2036 | Oct 2036 |
| Application 15/080,295 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 11,013,214 | In force Aug 2039 | Aug 2039 |
| US 11,330,803 | In force Apr 2040 | Apr 2040 |
| Application 16/886,362 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
8 of 30 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2020 Reel 52934, frame 453 | Wagz, Inc. | Sigmatron International, Inc. | Security Interest |
| Jun 26, 2020 Reel 53049, frame 472 | Loewke, Kevin; Anderton, Terry; Stoddard, Samuel | Wagz, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 15, 2021 Reel 56871, frame 760 | Wagz, Inc. | Sigmatron International, Inc. | Security Interest |
| Feb 15, 2022 Reel 59018, frame 762 | Sigmatron International, Inc. | Wagz, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 18, 2022 Reel 60535, frame 690 | Sigmatron International, Inc.; Wagz, Inc. | TCW Asset Management Company LLC, as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| May 1, 2023 Reel 63494, frame 174 | TCW Asset Management Company LLC | Wagz, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 1, 2023 Reel 63494, frame 368 | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Wagz, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 9, 2023 Reel 64537, frame 64 | Wagz, Inc. | Protect Animals with Satellites, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 4, 2026 Reel 75021, frame 693 | Protect Animals with Satellites LLC | Chicago Atlantic Admin, LLC as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Jun 2040
Term ends Jun 1, 2040. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Citations
8
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
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