Collateral for a security interest recorded Feb 12, 2026 (Mercatus Admin LLC).
Term ends Jan 15, 2041 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Jan 15, 2041
Why Medium: A parent in the chain could not be resolved.
Held by Brumate, LLC
Filed Nov 23, 2022 as application 18/058,472 · Granted Mar 25, 2025
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2021
2041
Clock starts
Jan 15, 2021
Jan 15, 2021
Term ends
Jan 15, 2041
Jan 15, 2041
Granted
Mar 25, 2025
Mar 25, 2025
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.
5
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 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: Medium. 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 Jan 15, 2021, when applications 29/766,598, 29/766,600 and 29/766,601, the earliest non-provisional applications in its chain, were filed (this one was filed Nov 23, 2022); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row) | Jan 15, 2041 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | A parent in the chain could not be resolved | dated from this application's own claim | Medium 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 | Jan 15, 2041 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US D1,007,221 | In force Dec 2038 | Dec 2038 |
| US D958,602 | In force Jul 2037 | Jul 2037 |
| US D1,035,376 | In force Jul 2039 | Jul 2039 |
| US 12,268,315 | In force Nov 2041 | Nov 2041 |
| US 12,256,855 | this patent Jan 2041 | Jan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28, 2022 Reel 61889, frame 237 | Jacob, Dylan M. | Brumate Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 6, 2026 Reel 74728, frame 50 | Brumate, Inc. | Brumate, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 12, 2026 Reel 74833, frame 823 | Brumate, LLC | Mercatus Admin LLC | Security Interest |
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Jan 2041
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