Collateral for a security interest recorded Jul 25, 2017 (Royal Bank of Canada).
Term ends May 5, 2036 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Aug 28, 2034
Held by BancTec, Incorporated
Filed Aug 28, 2014 as application 14/471,881 · Granted May 24, 2022
Base term plus 616 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2014
2036
Clock starts
Aug 28, 2014
Aug 28, 2014
Term ends
May 5, 2036
May 5, 2036
Granted
May 24, 2022
May 24, 2022
base term
patent term adjustment
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
616
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
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.
This patent's term runs 616 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 1 of 3 maintenance fees is paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record
How we calculated this date
One row per rule, each showing its own input and what it did to the date. A step we could not verify says so instead of resolving itself.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Aug 28, 2014, when this application, 14/471,881, was filed | Aug 28, 2034 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +616 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | May 5, 2036 | 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 | May 5, 2036 | High confidence |
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, 2014 Reel 33632, frame 940 | Hoenich, Dennis A.; Hunt, David W.; Logan, Walter K.; Wicker, James H.; Fiala, John P. | Banctec, Incorporated | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 4, 2014 Reel 34150, frame 650 | BancTec, Inc.; Rust Consulting, Inc. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | First Lien Security Interest |
| Nov 5, 2014 Reel 34162, frame 305 | BancTec, Inc.; Rust Consulting, Inc. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Second Lien Security Interest |
| Jul 13, 2017 Reel 43177, frame 740 | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | BancTec, Inc.; Rust Consulting, Inc. | Release of First Lien Security Agreement |
| Jul 13, 2017 Reel 43177, frame 836 | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | BancTec, Inc.; Rust Consulting, Inc. | Release of 2ND Lien Security Agreement |
| Jul 13, 2017 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | BancTec, Inc. | Release of First Lien Security Agreement |
| Jul 13, 2017 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Rust Consulting, Inc. | Release of First Lien Security Agreement |
| Jul 13, 2017 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | BancTec, Inc. | Release of 2ND Lien Security Agreement |
| Jul 13, 2017 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Rust Consulting, Inc. | Release of 2ND Lien Security Agreement |
| Jul 25, 2017 Reel 43326, frame 79 | BancTec, Inc. | Royal Bank of Canada, as Collateral Agent | Notice of Grant of Security Interest in Intellectual Property (First Lien) |
| May 18, 2020 Reel 52694, frame 329 | Royal Bank of Canada | Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB | Notice of Successor Agent and Assignment of Security Interest (Intellectual Property) |
| Jul 11, 2023 Reel 64216, frame 486 | BancTec, Inc. | Blue Torch Finance LLC, as the Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Mar 5, 2025 Reel 70407, frame 597 | BancTec, Inc. | Ankura Trust Company, LLC | Security Interest |
| Jul 30, 2025 Reel 71882, frame 939 | BancTec, Inc. | Midcap Funding IV Trust, as Agent | Security Interest |
| Jul 30, 2025 Reel 72297, frame 806 | Blue Torch Finance LLC | BancTec, Inc. | Release of Grant of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at R/F 064216/0486 |
| Aug 5, 2025 Reel 71934, frame 836 | BancTec, Inc. | Ankura Trust Company, LLC | Security Interest |
| Oct 6, 2025 Reel 72477, frame 887 | BancTec, Inc. | Entity Services (SPV), LLC | Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
May 2036
Term ends May 5, 2036. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 616 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
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