Also listed on Timothy E. Gribben, Commissioner for Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Agency of the United States Department of the Treasury and Successors and Assigns Thereto., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Nov 17, 2026 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 17, 2026
Why Medium: A parent in the chain could not be resolved.
Held by Heuer, Joan D., Steven Mnuchin, United States Secretary of the Treasury and Successors Thereto., Andrei Iancu, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property, and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office and Successors Thereto, Laurel M. Lee, Florida Secretary of State and Successors Thereto, Jeanette Núñez, Lieutenant Governor of Florida and Successors Thereto., : Ashley Moody, Florida Office of the Attorney General and Successors Thereto. and Timothy E. Gribben, Commissioner for Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Agency of the United States Department of the Treasury and Successors and Assigns Thereto.
Filed Jan 26, 2011 as application 13/013,989 · Granted Jun 26, 2012
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2006
2026
Clock starts
Nov 17, 2006
Nov 17, 2006
Term ends
Nov 17, 2026
Nov 17, 2026
Granted
Jun 26, 2012
Jun 26, 2012
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: Medium. from the record
How we calculated this date
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Nov 17, 2006, when application 11/600,724, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jan 26, 2011); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row) | Nov 17, 2026 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | A parent in the chain could not be resolved | dated from this application's own claim | Medium 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 | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Nov 17, 2026 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 7,882,025 | In force May 2027 | May 2027 |
| US 8,209,258 | this patent Nov 2026 | Nov 2026 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2011 Reel 25956, frame 260 | Seal, Mark E.; Quartey, James; Kalkavery, Suresh S. | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 3, 2020 Reel 54298, frame 539 | Heuer, Joan D.; Ocwen Financial Corporation; Altisource Holdings S.A.R.L.; Altisource S.AR.L.; Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation | Heuer, Joan D.; Steven Mnuchin, United States Secretary of the Treasury and Successors Thereto.; Andrei Iancu, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property, and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office and Successors Thereto; Laurel M. Lee, Florida Secretary of State and Successors Thereto; Jeanette Núñez, Lieutenant Governor of Florida and Successors Thereto.; : Ashley Moody, Florida Office of the Attorney General and Successors Thereto.; Timothy E. Gribben, Commissioner for Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Agency of the United States Department of the Treasury and Successors and Assigns Thereto. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 3, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Ocwen Financial Corporation; Altisource S.AR.L.; Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation; Altisource Holdings S.A.R.L.; Heuer, Joan D. | Heuer, Joan D. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 3, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Ocwen Financial Corporation; Altisource S.AR.L.; Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation; Altisource Holdings S.A.R.L.; Heuer, Joan D. | Steven Mnuchin, United States Secretary of the Treasury and Successors Thereto. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 3, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Ocwen Financial Corporation; Altisource S.AR.L.; Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation; Altisource Holdings S.A.R.L.; Heuer, Joan D. | Andrei Iancu, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property, and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office and Successors Thereto | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 3, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Ocwen Financial Corporation; Altisource S.AR.L.; Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation; Altisource Holdings S.A.R.L.; Heuer, Joan D. | Laurel M. Lee, Florida Secretary of State and Successors Thereto | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 3, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Ocwen Financial Corporation; Altisource S.AR.L.; Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation; Altisource Holdings S.A.R.L.; Heuer, Joan D. | Jeanette Núñez, Lieutenant Governor of Florida and Successors Thereto. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 3, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Ocwen Financial Corporation; Altisource S.AR.L.; Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation; Altisource Holdings S.A.R.L.; Heuer, Joan D. | : Ashley Moody, Florida Office of the Attorney General and Successors Thereto. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 3, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Ocwen Financial Corporation; Altisource S.AR.L.; Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation; Altisource Holdings S.A.R.L.; Heuer, Joan D. | Timothy E. Gribben, Commissioner for Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Agency of the United States Department of the Treasury and Successors and Assigns Thereto. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 27, 2021 Reel 57671, frame 39 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) | Correction by Declaration Erroneously Recorded on Reel No. 054298 and Frame No. 0539. |
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Nov 2026
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