Collateral for a security interest recorded Sep 1, 2023 (Ally Bank).
Term ends Nov 20, 2035 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 20, 2035
Held by Carvana, LLC
Filed Aug 16, 2021 as application 17/403,064 · Granted Mar 28, 2023
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2015
2035
Clock starts
Nov 20, 2015
Nov 20, 2015
Term ends
Nov 20, 2035
Nov 20, 2035
Granted
Mar 28, 2023
Mar 28, 2023
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.
No effect
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 11,095,837, to Nov 20, 2035. The term already ends on or before that date, so the cap shortened nothing.
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.
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. A terminal disclaimer is resolved from the filed document, and it ends no earlier than this term, so it shortens nothing. 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 Nov 20, 2015, when application 14/947,842, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Aug 16, 2021) | Nov 20, 2035 | 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 | Disclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 11,095,837) | resolves to Nov 20, 2035, no earlier than this term, so no change | 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 | Nov 20, 2035 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,998,663 | In force Apr 2036 | Apr 2036 |
| US 10,284,794 | In force Nov 2035 | Nov 2035 |
| US 11,095,837 | In force Nov 2035 | Nov 2035 |
| US 11,616,919 | this patent Nov 2035 | Nov 2035 |
| US 12,106,495 | In force Nov 2035 | Nov 2035 |
| US 12,731,272 | In force Nov 2035 | Nov 2035 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2021 Reel 57315, frame 923 | Francois, Bruno; Schindler, Grant | CAR360 Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 27, 2021 Reel 57315, frame 946 | CAR360 Inc. | Carvana, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 1, 2023 Reel 64802, frame 818 | Carvana, LLC | Ally Bank; Ally Financial Inc. | U.S. Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Sep 1, 2023 Reel 64803, frame 213 | Carvana, LLC | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association | Patent Security Agreement |
| Sep 1, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Carvana, LLC | Ally Bank | U.S. Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Sep 1, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Carvana, LLC | Ally Financial Inc. | U.S. Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Oct 1, 2025 Reel 72987, frame 940 | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association | Carvana, LLC | Release of Security Interest at R/F 64802/0900 |
| Aug 20, 2026 Reel 76233, frame 885 | Carvana, LLC | Barclays Bank PLC | Patent Security Agreement |
| Aug 24, 2026 Reel 76310, frame 177 | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association | Carvana, LLC | Release of Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 064802/0925 |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Nov 2035
Term ends Nov 20, 2035. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Terminal disclaimer
A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 11,095,837, ends no earlier than this term, so it caps nothing.
Citations
3
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2023 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.