Collateral for a security interest recorded May 13, 2019 (Cerberus Business Finance Agency, LLC).
Term ends Dec 29, 2028 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Dec 29, 2028
Held by Virtium LLC
Filed Jun 17, 2010 as application 12/818,084 · Granted Oct 4, 2011
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2008
2028
Clock starts
Dec 29, 2008
Dec 29, 2008
Term ends
Dec 29, 2028
Dec 29, 2028
Granted
Oct 4, 2011
Oct 4, 2011
base term
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.
2
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 are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Dec 29, 2008, when application 12/345,536, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jun 17, 2010) | Dec 29, 2028 | 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 | In force (reinstated) | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Dec 29, 2028 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,762,818 | In force Jan 2029 | Jan 2029 |
| US 8,028,404 | this patent Dec 2028 | Dec 2028 |
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 8, 2015 Reel 36284, frame 124 | Virtium Technology Inc.; Virtium Opco LLC | Virtium LLC | Merger and Change of Name |
| Aug 12, 2015 Reel 36310, frame 55 | Virtium LLC | Monroe Capital Management Advisors, LLC, as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Mar 6, 2019 Reel 48515, frame 493 | Virtium LLC | Maranon Capital, L.P., as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Mar 14, 2019 Reel 48595, frame 533 | Virtium LLC | Cibc Bank USA, as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Mar 19, 2019 Reel 48635, frame 794 | Monroe Capital Management Advisors, LLC, as Administrative Agent | Virtium LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| May 13, 2019 Reel 49160, frame 509 | Virtium LLC | Cerberus Business Finance Agency, LLC, as Collateral Agent | Grant of Security Interest -- Patents |
| May 13, 2019 Reel 49162, frame 827 | Maranon Capital, L.p. | Virtium LLC | Release of Security Interests in Patents |
| May 13, 2019 Reel 50174, frame 645 | Cibc Bank USA | Virtium LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents |
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What's changing
Dec 2028
Term ends Dec 29, 2028. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
8
later US patents cite this one
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