Also listed on Bell and Howell, LLC, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Jun 10, 2026 (Fifth Third Bank, National Association).
Term ends Jul 11, 2030 · High confidence
20-year base term ends May 17, 2030
Held by DMT Solutions Global Corporation
Filed May 17, 2010 as application 12/781,412 · Granted Apr 30, 2013
Base term plus 55 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2010
2030
Clock starts
May 17, 2010
May 17, 2010
Term ends
Jul 11, 2030
Jul 11, 2030
Granted
Apr 30, 2013
Apr 30, 2013
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
55
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.
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 runs 55 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
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts May 17, 2010, when this application, 12/781,412, was filed | May 17, 2030 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +55 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jul 11, 2030 | 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 | Jul 11, 2030 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,433,438 | this patent Jul 2030 | Jul 2030 |
| US 8,560,115 | In force May 2030 | May 2030 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2010 Reel 25229, frame 559 | Van Gorp, Mark; Conard, Walter S. | Bowe Bell + Howell Company | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 1, 2010 Reel 25229, frame 623 | Keirsbilck, John | Data-Pac Mailing Systems Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 1, 2010 Reel 25229, frame 648 | Data-Pac Mailing Systems Corporation | Bowe Bell + Howell Company | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 5, 2010 Reel 25319, frame 560 | Bowe Bell + Howell Company | Harris N.a., As Secured Party | Security Agreement |
| Jun 30, 2011 Reel 26533, frame 413 | Bowe Bell + Howell Company | Bell and Howell, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 15, 2011 Reel 26598, frame 456 | Bell and Howell, LLC; Bell and Howell BCC, LLC | Pnc Bank, National Association | Security Agreement |
| Aug 9, 2011 Reel 26722, frame 845 | Bell and Howell, LLC | Contrado BBH Funding 2, LLC | Security Interest (Subordinated Loan) |
| Oct 28, 2011 Reel 27139, frame 160 | Harris N.A. for Itself and as Successor by Merger to Harris Trust and Savings Bank | Bell and Howell, LLC | Bankruptcy Court Order Releasing All Liens |
| Sep 4, 2015 Reel 36552, frame 376 | Bell and Howell, LLC; Bell and Howell BCC, LLC | Pnc Bank, National Association | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 23, 2015 Reel 36955, frame 258 | Bell and Howell, LLC | Bank Of America, N. A. | Security Agreement |
| Aug 23, 2017 Reel 43648, frame 315 | Fluence Automation LLC | Wintrust Bank | Security Interest |
| Aug 24, 2017 Reel 43670, frame 92 | Bell and Howell, LLC | Fluence Automation LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 5, 2018 Reel 48630, frame 32 | Bank Of America, N.a. | Bell and Howell, LLC | Release of Intellectual Property Security Interests |
| Dec 13, 2018 Reel 48961, frame 714 | Contrado BBH Funding 2, LLC, as Secured Party | Bell and Howell, LLC | Release of Intellectual Property Security Interests Recorded at R/F 26722/0845 |
| Nov 4, 2021 Reel 58714, frame 838 | Wintrust Bank, N.A., Formerly Wintrust Bank | Fluence Automation LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 16, 2021 Reel 58523, frame 303 | Fluence Automation LLC | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch | Abl Security Agreement |
| Dec 16, 2021 Reel 58523, frame 318 | Fluence Automation LLC | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch | Term Loan Security Agreement |
| Aug 24, 2022 Reel 62462, frame 534 | Fluence Automation LLC | DMT Solutions Global Corporation | Merger |
| Aug 30, 2023 Reel 64784, frame 295 | BCC Software, LLC; DMT Solutions Global Corporation | Bank of America, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Security Agreement |
| Aug 30, 2023 Reel 64785, frame 658 | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch | DMT Solutions Global Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 6, 2023 Reel 64819, frame 445 | BCC Software, LLC; DMT Solutions Global Corporation | Silver Point Finance, LLC | Security Interest |
| Jun 10, 2026 Reel 75713, frame 588 | DMT Solutions Global Corporation; BCC Software, LLC | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | Security Interest |
| Jun 11, 2026 Reel 75714, frame 235 | Bank of America, N.A., as Collateral Agent | DMT Solutions Global Corporation; BCC Software, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 11, 2026 Reel 75740, frame 970 | Silver Point Finance, LLC | BCC Software, LLC; DMT Solutions Global Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
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Jul 2030
Term ends Jul 11, 2030. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 55 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
29
later US patents cite this one
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