Term ends Aug 1, 2032 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Aug 1, 2032
Held by Uplight, Inc.
Filed Mar 29, 2022 as application 17/707,929 · Granted Oct 10, 2023
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2012
2032
Clock starts
Aug 1, 2012
Aug 1, 2012
Term ends
Aug 1, 2032
Aug 1, 2032
Granted
Oct 10, 2023
Oct 10, 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 2
Maintenance fees paid
Two maintenance fees can end this term early, the ones due 3.5 and 7.5 years from grant; the third one's grace period runs past the term end. This counts the ones the record shows paid.
4
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. 0 of 2 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 Aug 1, 2012, when application 13/564,623, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Mar 29, 2022) | Aug 1, 2032 | 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 2 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Aug 1, 2032 | High confidence |
This family
| US 10,678,279 | In force Sep 2035 | Sep 2035 |
| US 11,385,664 | In force Aug 2032 | Aug 2032 |
| US 11,782,465 | this patent Aug 2032 | Aug 2032 |
| Application 18/481,190 | Pending not computed | not computed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2023 Reel 63125, frame 546 | Tendril Networks, Inc. | Tendril Oe, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 28, 2023 Reel 63127, frame 251 | Corbin, Charles D. | Tendril Networks, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 5, 2024 Reel 68183, frame 935 | Uplight, Inc.; Tendril Intermediate Holdings, LLC; Tendril Midco, LLC; Tendril Ea, LLC; Tendril Oe, LLC; Energysavvy Inc.; Firstfuel Software, Inc.; Simple Energy, Inc.; Agentis, Inc.; Trafalgar Holdco LLC; Autogrid Systems, Inc.; Energy AI Systems Inc. | Midcap Funding IV Trust | Security Interest |
| Dec 31, 2024 Reel 69710, frame 614 | Tendril Oe, LLC | Uplight, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 1, 2026 Reel 75870, frame 98 | Midcap Funding IV Trust | Uplight, Inc.; Tendril Intermediate Holdings, LLC; Tendril Midco, LLC; Tendril Ea, LLC; Tendril Oe, LLC; Energysavvy Inc.; Firstfuel Software, Inc.; Simple Energy, Inc.; Agentis, Inc.; Trafalgar Holdco LLC; Autogrid Systems, Inc.; Energy AI Systems Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 1, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Midcap Funding IV Trust | Uplight, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 1, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Midcap Funding IV Trust | Tendril Intermediate Holdings, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 1, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Midcap Funding IV Trust | Tendril Midco, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 1, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Midcap Funding IV Trust | Tendril Ea, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 1, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Midcap Funding IV Trust | Tendril Oe, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 1, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Midcap Funding IV Trust | Energysavvy Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 1, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Midcap Funding IV Trust | Firstfuel Software, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 1, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Midcap Funding IV Trust | Simple Energy, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 1, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Midcap Funding IV Trust | Agentis, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 1, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Midcap Funding IV Trust | Trafalgar Holdco LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 1, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Midcap Funding IV Trust | Autogrid Systems, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 1, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Midcap Funding IV Trust | Energy AI Systems Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
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Aug 2032
Term ends Aug 1, 2032. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
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