Collateral for a security interest recorded Dec 20, 2024 (PNC Bank, National Association).
Term ended Aug 31, 2025 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Aug 31, 2025
Held by Innovex International, Inc.
Filed Aug 31, 2005 as application 11/216,227 · Granted Sep 2, 2008
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
Term ended Aug 31, 2025
2005
2026
Clock starts
Aug 31, 2005
Aug 31, 2005
Term ended
Aug 31, 2025
Aug 31, 2025
Granted
Sep 2, 2008
Sep 2, 2008
base term
after the term ends
fee events
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.
3 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
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. All three maintenance fees were paid, so no fee lapse ended it. Confidence: High. from the record
How we calculated this date
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Aug 31, 2005, when this application, 11/216,227, was filed | Aug 31, 2025 | 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 | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | term ended | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Aug 31, 2025 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,419,001 | this patent Aug 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| Application PCT/US2006/018304 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 7,604,047 | Term ended Aug 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| US 8,286,713 | In force (reinstated) Feb 2027 | Feb 2027 |
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 31, 2005 Reel 16947, frame 634 | Broussard, Earl | Nautilus Marine Technologies, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 10, 2006 Reel 17600, frame 122 | Nautilus Marine Technologies, Inc. | Azura Energy Systems, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 30, 2009 Reel 22469, frame 318 | Azura Energy Systems Offshore, Inc. | The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Security Agreement |
| May 4, 2009 Reel 22634, frame 106 | Azura Energy Systems, Inc. | Aesi Holdings, Inc. | Change of Name |
| May 4, 2009 Reel 22634, frame 111 | Aesi Holdings, Inc. | Galathea Group Inc. | Change of Name |
| Jun 3, 2009 Reel 22764, frame 917 | Galathea Group Inc. | Argus Subsea Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 2, 2010 Reel 23882, frame 153 | Argus Subsea Inc. | The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Amended and Restated Patent Security Agreement Supplement |
| Jul 5, 2011 Reel 26544, frame 827 | Azura Energy Systems Offshore, Inc. | Haymarket Financial LLP, as Security Agent | Security Agreement |
| Jul 11, 2011 Reel 26573, frame 888 | The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Argus Subsea Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 20, 2012 Reel 29529, frame 937 | Proserv Operations LLC; Proserv Holdings Inc.; Proserv Offshore Inc.; Argus Subsea LLC; Gilmore Valve Company; Proserv International Holdings LLC; Proserv Offshore Holdings, Inc. | HSBC Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited | Patent Security Agreement Supplement Dated December 8, 2012 |
| Jan 8, 2013 Reel 29586, frame 764 | Haymarket Financial LLP, a Security Agent | Azura Energy Systems, Inc.; Gilmore Valve Company; Argus Subsea Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 8, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Haymarket Financial LLP, a Security Agent | Azura Energy Systems, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 8, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Haymarket Financial LLP, a Security Agent | Gilmore Valve Company | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 8, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Haymarket Financial LLP, a Security Agent | Argus Subsea Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 6, 2013 Reel 30353, frame 45 | Gilmore Valve Company; Argus Subsea LLC; Proserv Offshore LLC | Proserv Operations, Inc. | Merger |
| May 6, 2013 Reel 30353, frame 458 | Argus Subsea LLC; Gilmore Valve Company; Proserv Offshore, LLC | Proserv Offshore, Inc. | Merger |
| Jan 26, 2015 Reel 34810, frame 135 | HSBC Corporation Trustee Company (UK) Limited | Proserv Operations, LLC; Azura Energy Systems Offshore, Inc.; Gilmore Valve Company; Argus Subsea Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Jan 26, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | HSBC Corporation Trustee Company (UK) Limited | Proserv Operations, LLC | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Jan 26, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | HSBC Corporation Trustee Company (UK) Limited | Azura Energy Systems Offshore, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Jan 26, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | HSBC Corporation Trustee Company (UK) Limited | Gilmore Valve Company | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Jan 26, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | HSBC Corporation Trustee Company (UK) Limited | Argus Subsea Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Jan 29, 2015 Reel 34839, frame 404 | HSBC Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited as Security Agent | Proserv Group Inc.; Azura Energy Systems Offshore Inc.; Gilmore Valve Company; Argus Subsea Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 29, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | HSBC Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited as Security Agent | Proserv Group Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 29, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | HSBC Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited as Security Agent | Azura Energy Systems Offshore Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 29, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | HSBC Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited as Security Agent | Gilmore Valve Company | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 29, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | HSBC Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited as Security Agent | Argus Subsea Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 18, 2015 Reel 35191, frame 852 | Proserv Operations Inc. | Proserv Operations LLC | Change of Name |
| Mar 18, 2015 Reel 35191, frame 992 | Proserv Employing LLC; Proserv Operations Inc. | Proserv Operations Inc. | Merger and Change of Name |
| Mar 18, 2015 Reel 35223, frame 128 | Argus Subsea Inc. | Argus Subsea LLC | Change of Name |
| Mar 18, 2015 Reel 35223, frame 157 | Proserv Operations LLC | Proserv Employing LLC | Change of Name |
| Apr 14, 2015 Reel 35404, frame 208 | Proserv Operations Inc.; Proserv UK Limited | HSBC Bank, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Apr 14, 2015 Reel 35404, frame 603 | Proserv Operations Inc. | UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Mar 8, 2018 Reel 45538, frame 279 | HSBC Bank USA, National Association | Proserv Operations, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Collateral |
| Mar 20, 2018 Reel 45662, frame 200 | UBS AG, Stamford Branch | Riverstone V Acquisition Holdings Ltd. | Assignment of Patent Security Agreement |
| Mar 22, 2018 Reel 45663, frame 904 | Riverstone V Acquisition Holdings Ltd. | Proserv Operations, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Collateral |
| Dec 10, 2020 Reel 54606, frame 312 | Proserv Operations, LLC | Dril-Quip, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 16, 2024 Reel 69175, frame 551 | Dril-Quip, Inc. | Innovex International, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Dec 20, 2024 Reel 69746, frame 780 | Innovex Downhole Solutions, LLC; Innovex International, Inc.; Tercel Oilfield Products USA L.L.C.; Top-Co. Inc. | Pnc Bank, National Association | Security Interest |
| Apr 1, 2025 Reel 70692, frame 509 | Innovex Downhole Solutions, LLC; Innovex International, Inc.; Tercel Oilfield Products USA L.L.C.; Downhole Well Solutions, LLC | Pnc Bank, National Association | Security Interest |
Sources
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Citations
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