Collateral for a security interest recorded Aug 26, 2025 (Montage Capital II, L.P.).
Term ends Mar 13, 2029 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Sep 26, 2022
Held by Hydropoint Data Systems, Inc.
Filed Sep 26, 2002 as application 10/256,485 · Granted Jul 13, 2010
Base term plus 2360 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2002
2029
Clock starts
Sep 26, 2002
Sep 26, 2002
Term ends
Mar 13, 2029
Mar 13, 2029
Granted
Jul 13, 2010
Jul 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
2,360
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.
This patent's term runs 2360 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 Sep 26, 2002, when this application, 10/256,485, was filed | Sep 26, 2022 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +2360 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Mar 13, 2029 | 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 (reinstated) | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Mar 13, 2029 | High confidence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 2010 Reel 24485, frame 681 | Dehart, Scott Alan; Hickenlooper, Timothy | Baseline, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 20, 2015 Reel 34995, frame 561 | Baseline, LLC | Baseline, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Sep 21, 2016 Reel 39817, frame 122 | Baseline, Inc. | Avidbank | Security Interest |
| May 17, 2019 Reel 49213, frame 926 | Baseline, Inc. | Montage Capital Ii, L.p. | Security Interest |
| Jul 13, 2023 Reel 64241, frame 783 | Montage Capital Ii, L.p. | Baseline, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 25, 2024 Reel 67224, frame 12 | Baseline, Inc. | Montage Capital Ii, L.p. | Security Interest |
| Feb 4, 2025 Reel 70104, frame 894 | Baseline, Inc. | Hydropoint Data Systems, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 26, 2025 Reel 72121, frame 918 | Hydropoint Data Systems, Inc. | Montage Capital Ii, L.p. | Security Interest |
| Apr 6, 2026 Reel 74290, frame 706 | Hydropoint Data Systems, Inc. | Avidbank | Security Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Mar 2029
Term ends Mar 13, 2029. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 2360 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
141
later US patents cite this one
That is top 5% of utility patents granted in 2010 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: the base term, any term adjustment or extension, any disclaimer cap, and the maintenance fee record, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.