Collateral for a security interest recorded Jan 2, 2024 (Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch).
Term ends Jan 20, 2027 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Apr 29, 2022
Held by Securus Technologies, LLC
Filed Apr 29, 2002 as application 10/135,883 · Granted Apr 13, 2010
Base term plus 1727 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2002
2027
Clock starts
Apr 29, 2002
Apr 29, 2002
Term ends
Jan 20, 2027
Jan 20, 2027
Granted
Apr 13, 2010
Apr 13, 2010
base term
patent term adjustment
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
1,727
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
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.
7
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 runs 1727 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: High. 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 Apr 29, 2002, when this application, 10/135,883, was filed | Apr 29, 2022 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +1727 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jan 20, 2027 | 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 | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jan 20, 2027 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,698,182 | this patent Jan 2027 | Jan 2027 |
| US 6,836,540 | Term ended Sep 2022 | Sep 2022 |
| US 8,068,590 | Term ended Mar 2026 | Mar 2026 |
| US 8,255,300 | Term ended Jun 2026 | Jun 2026 |
| Application PCT/US2008/063924 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 8,583,527 | Lapsed on the fee record Nov 2021 | Nov 2021 |
| US 9,135,623 | Term ended Apr 2022 | Apr 2022 |
The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
Assignments
The 40 most recent of 71 recorded documents are shown; the 31 earliest are not. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | BNP Paribas | Securus Technologies, Inc. | Release of Security Interest First Lien |
| May 8, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | BNP Paribas | T-Netix, Inc. | Release of Security Interest First Lien |
| May 8, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | BNP Paribas | Securus Technologies, Inc. | Release of Security Interest Second Lien |
| May 8, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | BNP Paribas | T-Netix, Inc. | Release of Security Interest Second Lien |
| Nov 1, 2017 Reel 44640, frame 547 | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas | Securus Technologies, Inc.; Securus Technologies Holdings, Inc. | Release of 1ST Lien Security Interest |
| Nov 1, 2017 Reel 44653, frame 30 | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas | Securus Technologies, Inc.; Securus Technologies Holdings, Inc. | Release of 2ND Lien Security Interest |
| Nov 1, 2017 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas | Securus Technologies, Inc. | Release of 1ST Lien Security Interest |
| Nov 1, 2017 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas | Securus Technologies Holdings, Inc. | Release of 1ST Lien Security Interest |
| Nov 1, 2017 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas | Securus Technologies, Inc. | Release of 2ND Lien Security Interest |
| Nov 1, 2017 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas | Securus Technologies Holdings, Inc. | Release of 2ND Lien Security Interest |
| Nov 2, 2017 Reel 44361, frame 267 | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas | Securus Technologies, Inc.; Securus Technologies Holdings | Second Lien Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 030368, Frame 0743 |
| Nov 2, 2017 Reel 44681, frame 227 | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas | Securus Technologies, Inc.; Securus Technologies Holdings | First Lien Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 030369, Frame 0648 |
| Nov 2, 2017 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas | Securus Technologies, Inc. | Second Lien Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 030368, Frame 0743 |
| Nov 2, 2017 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas | Securus Technologies Holdings | Second Lien Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 030368, Frame 0743 |
| Nov 2, 2017 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas | Securus Technologies, Inc. | First Lien Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 030369, Frame 0648 |
| Nov 2, 2017 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas | Securus Technologies Holdings | First Lien Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 030369, Frame 0648 |
| Nov 3, 2017 Reel 44779, frame 573 | Securus Technologies Holdings, Inc.; Securus Technologies, Inc.; Satellite Tracking of People LLC | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Collateral Agent | First Lien Security Agreement |
| Nov 6, 2017 Reel 44368, frame 969 | Securus Technologies Holdings, Inc.; Securus Technologies, Inc.; Satellite Tracking of People LLC | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Collateral Agent | Second Lien Security Agreement |
| Aug 12, 2020 Reel 53476, frame 289 | Securus Technologies, Inc. | Securus Technologies, LLC | Change of Name |
| Aug 24, 2023 Reel 64699, frame 842 | Allpaid, Inc.; Satellite Tracking of People LLC; Securus Technologies, LLC | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. | Security Interest |
| Jan 2, 2024 Reel 66567, frame 620 | Securus Technologies, LLC; Allpaid, Inc.; Satellite Tracking of People LLC | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Collateral Agent | Priority First Lien Patent Security Agreement |
| Feb 1, 2024 Reel 66436, frame 420 | Securus Technologies, LLC; Satellite Tracking of People LLC; Allpaid, Inc. | Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB as Collateral Agent | Priority Second Lien Patent Security Agreement |
| Mar 28, 2024 Reel 66945, frame 310 | Securus Technologies, LLC; Satellite Tracking of People LLC; Allpaid, Inc. | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch as Collateral Agent | Super-Priority First Lien Patent Security Agreement |
| Mar 29, 2024 Reel 66951, frame 54 | Aventiv Technologies, LLC; Securus Technologies, LLC; Satellite Tracking of People LLC; Allpaid, Inc. | Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB | Security Interest |
| Mar 29, 2024 Reel 66952, frame 914 | Alter Domus (US) LLC | Aventiv Technologies, LLC; Securus Technologies, LLC; Allpaid, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 29, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Alter Domus (US) LLC | Aventiv Technologies, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 29, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Alter Domus (US) LLC | Securus Technologies, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 29, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Alter Domus (US) LLC | Allpaid, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 21, 2025 Reel 70903, frame 303 | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Existing Collateral Agent | Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as Successor Collateral Agent | Assignment of Security Interest in Patents |
| Jul 2, 2026 Reel 75892, frame 223 | Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB (as Successor in Interest to Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch) | Aventiv Technologies, LLC; Securus Technologies, LLC; Satellite Tracking of People LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Super-Priority First Lien) |
| Jul 2, 2026 Reel 75893, frame 360 | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. | Securus Technologies, LLC; Satellite Tracking of People LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents (NOTES) |
| Jul 2, 2026 Reel 75901, frame 833 | Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB | Aventiv Technologies, LLC; Securus Technologies, LLC; Satellite Tracking of People LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Super-Priority Second Lien) |
| Jul 2, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB (as Successor in Interest to Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch) | Aventiv Technologies, LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Super-Priority First Lien) |
| Jul 2, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB (as Successor in Interest to Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch) | Securus Technologies, LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Super-Priority First Lien) |
| Jul 2, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB (as Successor in Interest to Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch) | Satellite Tracking of People LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Super-Priority First Lien) |
| Jul 2, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. | Securus Technologies, LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents (NOTES) |
| Jul 2, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. | Satellite Tracking of People LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents (NOTES) |
| Jul 2, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB | Aventiv Technologies, LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Super-Priority Second Lien) |
| Jul 2, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB | Securus Technologies, LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Super-Priority Second Lien) |
| Jul 2, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB | Satellite Tracking of People LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Super-Priority Second Lien) |
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Jan 2027
Term ends Jan 20, 2027. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 1727 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
214
later US patents cite this one
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