Collateral for a security interest recorded May 6, 2025 (Hercules Capital, Inc.).
Term ends May 18, 2040 · High confidence
20-year base term ends May 18, 2040
Held by Zeroeyes, Inc.
Filed Apr 6, 2022 as application 17/714,941 · Granted Sep 19, 2023
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2020
2040
Clock starts
May 18, 2020
May 18, 2020
Term ends
May 18, 2040
May 18, 2040
Granted
Sep 19, 2023
Sep 19, 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.
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.
4
Family applications on record here
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This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for 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 May 18, 2020, when application 16/876,535, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Apr 6, 2022) | May 18, 2040 | 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 | 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 | May 18, 2040 | High confidence |
This family
| US 11,308,335 | In force Jun 2040 | Jun 2040 |
| US 11,765,321 | this patent May 2040 | May 2040 |
| US 12,075,195 | In force no later than May 2040 | no later than May 2040 |
| US 12,777,132 | In force Feb 2041 | Feb 2041 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2022 Reel 59522, frame 414 | Sulzer, Timothy; Lahiff, Michael; Day, Marcus | Zeroeyes, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 6, 2022 Reel 59522, frame 429 | Zeroeyes LLC | Zeroeyes, Inc. | Change of Name |
| May 6, 2022 Reel 59860, frame 457 | Sulzer, Timothy; Lahiff, Michael; Day, Marcus | Zeroeyes LLC | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Assignee's Name and Address Previously Recorded at Reel: 059522 Frame: 0414. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment . |
| Sep 12, 2023 Reel 64878, frame 151 | Zeroeyes, Inc. | Comerica Bank | Security Interest |
| Dec 14, 2023 Reel 65872, frame 329 | Zeroeyes, Inc. | Ocean II Plo LLC | Security Interest |
| Dec 15, 2023 Reel 65883, frame 81 | Comerica Bank | Zeroeyes, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 6, 2025 Reel 71037, frame 255 | Zeroeyes, Inc.; Zeroeyes Government Solutions LLC | Hercules Capital, Inc. | Security Interest |
| May 7, 2025 Reel 71053, frame 720 | Ocean II Plo LLC | Zeroeyes, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
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May 2040
Term ends May 18, 2040. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Citations
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later US patents cite this one
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