Collateral for a security interest recorded Jan 3, 2018 (Cathay Bank).
Term ends Mar 25, 2033 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 25, 2033
Held by Hzo, Inc.
Filed Mar 25, 2013 as application 13/849,790 · Granted Jul 13, 2021
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2013
2033
Clock starts
Mar 25, 2013
Mar 25, 2013
Term ends
Mar 25, 2033
Mar 25, 2033
Granted
Jul 13, 2021
Jul 13, 2021
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 2
Maintenance fees paid
Two maintenance fees can end this term early, the ones due 3.5 and 7.5 years from grant; the third one's grace period runs past the term end. This counts the ones the record shows paid.
6
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 2 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 Mar 25, 2013, when this application, 13/849,790, was filed | Mar 25, 2033 | 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 2 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Mar 25, 2033 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,426,936 | In force Oct 2033 | Oct 2033 |
| US 11,060,183 | this patent Mar 2033 | Mar 2033 |
| Application PCT/US2013/046371 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| Application 13/920,804 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 10,070,569 | In force Jan 2033 | Jan 2033 |
| Application 16/818,783 | Abandoned 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 2013 Reel 30246, frame 767 | Cox, Dana; Sorenson, Max; Naylor, James Kent | Hzo, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 2, 2016 Reel 38435, frame 224 | Hzo, Inc. | Pacific Western Bank (as Successor in Interest by Merger to Square 1 Bank) | Security Interest |
| Jan 3, 2018 Reel 44523, frame 446 | Pacific Western Bank | Hzo, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 3, 2018 Reel 44995, frame 270 | Hzo, Inc. | Cathay Bank | Security Interest |
| Feb 7, 2019 Reel 48284, frame 626 | Hzo, Inc. | Cathay Bank | Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2023 Reel 63861, frame 25 | Hzo, Inc.; Hzo Hong Kong Limited | Cathay Bank | Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Mar 2033
Term ends Mar 25, 2033. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Citations
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later US patents cite this one
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