Collateral for a security interest recorded Jul 10, 2026 (Acquiom Agency Services LLC).
Term ends Aug 19, 2028 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Feb 9, 2027
Held by Corvil Limited
Filed Feb 9, 2007 as application 11/673,482 · Granted Aug 31, 2010
Base term plus 557 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2007
2028
Clock starts
Feb 9, 2007
Feb 9, 2007
Term ends
Aug 19, 2028
Aug 19, 2028
Granted
Aug 31, 2010
Aug 31, 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
557
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 557 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 Feb 9, 2007, when this application, 11/673,482, was filed | Feb 9, 2027 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +557 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Aug 19, 2028 | 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 | Aug 19, 2028 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 2007 Reel 18877, frame 526 | Dowse, Ian Edward | Corvil Limited | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 7, 2020 Reel 51753, frame 236 | Corvil Limited | Obsidian Agency Services, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Feb 24, 2020 Reel 51909, frame 885 | Pico Quantitative Trading LLC; Spryware, LLC; Corvil Limited; Corvil, Inc. | Western Alliance Bank | Security Interest |
| Jan 29, 2024 Reel 66283, frame 698 | Western Alliance Bank | Pico Quantitative Trading LLC; Spryware, LLC; Corvil Limited; Corvil, Inc.; Pico Quantitative Trading Holdings LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 29, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Western Alliance Bank | Pico Quantitative Trading LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 29, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Western Alliance Bank | Spryware, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 29, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Western Alliance Bank | Corvil Limited | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 29, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Western Alliance Bank | Corvil, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 29, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Western Alliance Bank | Pico Quantitative Trading Holdings LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 10, 2026 Reel 75237, frame 764 | Obsidian Agency Services, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Corvil Limited | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 10, 2026 Reel 75239, frame 94 | Corvil Limited | Acquiom Agency Services LLC, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Aug 2028
Term ends Aug 19, 2028. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 557 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
53
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2010 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
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