Collateral for a security interest recorded Dec 18, 2021 (Jefferies Finance LLC).
Term ends Aug 6, 2038 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jan 17, 2038
Held by 1A Smart Start LLC
Filed Jan 17, 2018 as application 15/873,846 · Granted Jun 13, 2023
Base term plus 201 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2018
2038
Clock starts
Jan 17, 2018
Jan 17, 2018
Term ends
Aug 6, 2038
Aug 6, 2038
Granted
Jun 13, 2023
Jun 13, 2023
base term
patent term adjustment
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
201
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
0 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.
2
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 runs 201 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 0 of 3 maintenance fees are 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 Jan 17, 2018, when this application, 15/873,846, was filed | Jan 17, 2038 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +201 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Aug 6, 2038 | 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 | 0 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Aug 6, 2038 | High confidence |
This family
| US 11,674,949 | this patent Aug 2038 | Aug 2038 |
| US 12,044,674 | In force Jan 2038 | Jan 2038 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 2018 Reel 44645, frame 428 | Moeller, Michael | Giner, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 15, 2019 Reel 49748, frame 341 | Giner, Inc. | 1A Smart Start LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 3, 2021 Reel 56468, frame 8 | 1A Smart Start LLC | Barings Finance LLC, as Administrative Agent | Second Lien Patent Security Agreement |
| Dec 17, 2021 Reel 58566, frame 631 | Barings Finance LLC | 1A Smart Start LLC | Termination and Release of Second Lien Patent Security Agreement |
| Dec 18, 2021 Reel 58548, frame 299 | 1A Smart Start LLC | Jefferies Finance LLC | Security Interest (Second Lien) |
| Dec 18, 2021 Reel 58548, frame 316 | 1A Smart Start LLC | Jefferies Finance LLC | Security Interest (First Lien) |
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What's changing
Aug 2038
Term ends Aug 6, 2038. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 201 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
31
later US patents cite this one
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