Also listed on Magnet Forensics Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Apr 6, 2023 (Owl Rock Technology Finance Corp.).
Term ends May 12, 2037 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Apr 13, 2037
Held by Magnet Forensics Investco Inc.
Filed Apr 13, 2017 as application 15/487,168 · Granted Nov 15, 2022
Base term plus 29 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2017
2037
Clock starts
Apr 13, 2017
Apr 13, 2017
Term ends
May 12, 2037
May 12, 2037
Granted
Nov 15, 2022
Nov 15, 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
29
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 29 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 Apr 13, 2017, when this application, 15/487,168, was filed | Apr 13, 2037 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +29 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | May 12, 2037 | 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 12, 2037 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 2021 Reel 55019, frame 151 | Magnet Forensics Inc. | Magnet Forensics Investco Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 5, 2022 Reel 59506, frame 87 | Cosentino, Nicholas Bruce Alexander; McGarry, Christine; Moody, Matthew; Sippel, Christopher | Magnet Forensics Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 6, 2023 Reel 63248, frame 122 | Magnet Forensics Inc.; Magnet Forensics Investco, Inc. | Owl Rock Technology Finance Corp., as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
May 2037
Term ends May 12, 2037. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 29 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
1
later US patent cites this one
That is below the median of utility patents granted in 2022 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: the base term, any term adjustment or extension, any disclaimer cap, and the maintenance fee record, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.