Collateral for a security interest recorded Feb 12, 2024 (Computershare Trust Company, National Association).
Term ends May 31, 2038 · High confidence
20-year base term ends May 31, 2038
Held by Ukg Inc.
Filed Sep 7, 2021 as application 17/468,166 · Granted Sep 5, 2023
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2018
2038
Clock starts
May 31, 2018
May 31, 2018
Term ends
May 31, 2038
May 31, 2038
Granted
Sep 5, 2023
Sep 5, 2023
base term
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 11,113,175, to May 31, 2038. The term already ends on or before that date, so the cap shortened nothing.
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 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. 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 May 31, 2018, when application 15/994,851, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Sep 7, 2021) | May 31, 2038 | 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 11,113,175) | resolves to May 31, 2038, no earlier than this term, so no change | 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 | May 31, 2038 | High confidence |
This family
| US 11,113,175 | In force May 2038 | May 2038 |
| US 11,748,232 | this patent May 2038 | May 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2022 Reel 60741, frame 373 | Maliani, John A.; Vanderwall, Robert L.; Mattera, Michael L.; Santiago, Dionny; Muras, Brian R.; Briggs, Keith A.; Adamo, David; King, Tariq M. | The Ultimate Software Group, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 8, 2022 Reel 61100, frame 947 | The Ultimate Software Group, Inc. | Ukg Inc. | Change of Name |
| Feb 12, 2024 Reel 66551, frame 941 | Kronos Technology Systems Limited Partnership; Ukg Inc. | Nomura Corporate Funding Americas, LLC, as Collateral Agent | Security Agreement (First Lien) |
| Feb 12, 2024 Reel 66551, frame 962 | Kronos Technology Systems Limited Partnership; Ukg Inc. | Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Notes Collateral Agent | Security Agreement (NOTES) |
| Feb 12, 2024 Reel 66552, frame 29 | Kronos Technology Systems Limited Partnership; Ukg Inc. | Nomura Corporate Funding Americas, LLC, as Collateral Agent | Security Agreement (Second Lien) |
| Apr 9, 2024 Reel 67055, frame 917 | Nomura Corporate Funding Americas, LLC | Ukg Inc.; Kronos Technology Systems Limited Partnership | Release (REEL 066552 / Frame 0029) |
| Apr 9, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Nomura Corporate Funding Americas, LLC | Ukg Inc. | Release (REEL 066552 / Frame 0029) |
| Apr 9, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Nomura Corporate Funding Americas, LLC | Kronos Technology Systems Limited Partnership | Release (REEL 066552 / Frame 0029) |
Sources
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What's changing
May 2038
Term ends May 31, 2038. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Terminal disclaimer
A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 11,113,175, ends no earlier than this term, so it caps nothing.
Citations
6
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.