Collateral for a security interest recorded Jan 28, 2024 (SMR 2023 Revocable Trust U/A/D 6/15/2023).
Term ends Jun 8, 2042 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 21, 2039
Held by Performance Drone Works LLC
Filed Mar 21, 2019 as application 16/361,051 · Granted Aug 8, 2023
Base term plus 1175 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2019
2042
Clock starts
Mar 21, 2019
Mar 21, 2019
Term ends
Jun 8, 2042
Jun 8, 2042
Granted
Aug 8, 2023
Aug 8, 2023
base term
patent term adjustment
Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
1,175
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.
This patent's term runs 1175 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 0 of 3 maintenance fees are 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 Mar 21, 2019, when this application, 16/361,051, was filed | Mar 21, 2039 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +1175 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jun 8, 2042 | 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 | Jun 8, 2042 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2019 Reel 48783, frame 189 | Skarica, Vedran | Drone Racing League, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 8, 2020 Reel 54008, frame 100 | Drone Racing League, Inc. | Performance Drone Works LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 27, 2021 Reel 57316, frame 253 | PDW Holdings, Inc.; Performance Drone Works LLC | Rse Ventures, LLC | Security Interest |
| Jan 28, 2024 Reel 66269, frame 794 | PDW Holdings, Inc.; Performance Drone Works LLC | SMR 2023 Revocable Trust U/A/D 6/15/2023 | Security Interest |
| Oct 7, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Rse Ventures, LLC, as Collateral Agent | PDW Holdings, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 7, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Rse Ventures, LLC, as Collateral Agent | Performance Drone Works, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 7, 2025 Reel 72496, frame 680 | Rse Ventures, LLC, as Collateral Agent | PDW Holdings, Inc.; Performance Drone Works, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 9, 2025 Reel 72524, frame 793 | PDW Holdings, Inc.; Performance Drone Works, LLC | Crescent Cove Opportunity Lending, LLC, as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Jun 2042
Term ends Jun 8, 2042. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 1175 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
4
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.