Collateral for a security interest recorded Dec 18, 2017 (Runway Growth Credit Fund Inc.).
Term ends Aug 5, 2029 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jun 12, 2027
Held by Redseal, Inc.
Filed Jun 12, 2007 as application 11/761,972 · Granted Feb 15, 2011
Base term plus 785 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2007
2029
Clock starts
Jun 12, 2007
Jun 12, 2007
Term ends
Aug 5, 2029
Aug 5, 2029
Granted
Feb 15, 2011
Feb 15, 2011
base term
patent term adjustment
fee events
Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
785
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 785 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 Jun 12, 2007, when this application, 11/761,972, was filed | Jun 12, 2027 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +785 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Aug 5, 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 | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Aug 5, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2007 Reel 19578, frame 251 | Mayer, Alain Jules; Laing, Brian; Lloyd, Michael | Redseal Systems, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 3, 2012 Reel 27983, frame 499 | Redseal Systems, Inc. | Redseal Networks, Inc. | Change of Name |
| May 21, 2014 Reel 32938, frame 774 | Redseal Networks, Inc. | Silicon Valley Bank | Security Interest |
| Jun 24, 2015 Reel 35900, frame 37 | Silicon Valley Bank | Redseal, Inc., Formerly Known as Redseal Networks, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 13, 2015 Reel 36100, frame 642 | Redseal Networks, Inc. | Redseal, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Jun 22, 2017 Reel 42961, frame 821 | Redseal Networks, Inc. | Redseal, Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Incorrect Patent No. 8707444 Previously Recorded at Reel: 036100 Frame: 0642. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Change of Name. |
| Dec 18, 2017 Reel 44425, frame 799 | Redseal, Inc. | Runway Growth Credit Fund Inc. | Security Interest |
| May 4, 2018 Reel 45720, frame 306 | Redseal, Inc. | Silicon Valley Bank | Security Interest |
| Apr 17, 2019 Reel 48902, frame 969 | Redseal, Inc. | Pnc Bank, National Association | Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Aug 2029
Term ends Aug 5, 2029. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 785 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
222
later US patents cite this one
That is top 5% of utility patents granted in 2011 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
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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
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