Collateral for a security interest recorded Nov 11, 2024 (U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association).
Term ends Sep 12, 2036 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Sep 12, 2036
Held by Locus Solutions Ipco, LLC
Filed Dec 27, 2023 as application 18/397,317 · Granted Apr 21, 2026
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2016
2036
Clock starts
Sep 12, 2016
Sep 12, 2016
Term ends
Sep 12, 2036
Sep 12, 2036
Granted
Apr 21, 2026
Apr 21, 2026
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.
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 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 Sep 12, 2016, when application PCT/US2016/051327, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Dec 27, 2023) | Sep 12, 2036 | 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 | Sep 12, 2036 | High confidence |
This family
| Application PCT/US2016/051327 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 10,576,519 | In force Sep 2036 | Sep 2036 |
| US 11,890,657 | In force Sep 2036 | Sep 2036 |
| US 12,605,753 | this patent Sep 2036 | Sep 2036 |
| Application 19/578,060 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 2024 Reel 66074, frame 915 | Farmer, Sean; Zhang, Xiaozhou; Mazumder, Sharmistha; Milovanovic, Maja | Locus Solutions, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 10, 2024 Reel 66075, frame 136 | Locus Solutions, LLC | Locus Oil IP Company, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 10, 2024 Reel 66076, frame 585 | Locus Oil IP Company, LLC | Locus Solutions Ipco, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 11, 2024 Reel 69333, frame 911 | Locus Solutions Ipco, LLC | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
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Sep 2036
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