Collateral for a security interest recorded Apr 15, 2026 (Fidus Investment Corporation).
Term ends Oct 25, 2031 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Oct 25, 2031
Held by Autoalert, LLC
Filed Aug 19, 2020 as application 16/997,897 · Granted Dec 7, 2021
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2011
2031
Clock starts
Oct 25, 2011
Oct 25, 2011
Term ends
Oct 25, 2031
Oct 25, 2031
Granted
Dec 7, 2021
Dec 7, 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.
5
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 Oct 25, 2011, when application 13/281,355, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Aug 19, 2020) | Oct 25, 2031 | 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 | Oct 25, 2031 | High confidence |
This family
| Application 13/281,355 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| Application 14/263,894 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 11,195,192 | this patent Oct 2031 | Oct 2031 |
| US 11,972,447 | In force Oct 2031 | Oct 2031 |
| US 12,505,460 | In force Oct 2031 | Oct 2031 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2021 Reel 57952, frame 245 | Cotton, Jeffrey S.; Warner, Boyd | Autoalert, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 28, 2021 Reel 57968, frame 963 | Autoalert, Inc. | Autoalert, LLC | Conversion |
| Apr 3, 2023 Reel 63211, frame 479 | Autoalert, LLC | Acquiom Agency Services LLC, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Apr 4, 2023 Reel 63217, frame 887 | Autoalert, LLC | Acquiom Agency Services LLC, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Nov 19, 2024 Reel 69408, frame 766 | Autoalert, LLC | Western Alliance Bank | Security Agreement |
| Apr 9, 2026 Reel 74325, frame 839 | Acquiom Agency Services LLC | Autoalert, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 9, 2026 Reel 75458, frame 102 | Western Alliance Bank | Autoalert, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 15, 2026 Reel 74369, frame 275 | Purecars Technologies, LLC; Trupayments LLC; Autoalert, LLC | Fidus Investment Corporation | Security Interest |
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Oct 2031
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