Collateral for a security interest recorded Sep 19, 2018 (Pacific Western Bank).
Term ends Sep 2, 2029 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Sep 2, 2029
Held by Invoca, Inc.
Filed Mar 14, 2013 as application 13/828,623 · Granted Nov 5, 2013
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2009
2029
Clock starts
Sep 2, 2009
Sep 2, 2009
Term ends
Sep 2, 2029
Sep 2, 2029
Granted
Nov 5, 2013
Nov 5, 2013
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.
13
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 Sep 2, 2009, when application 12/552,905, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Mar 14, 2013) | Sep 2, 2029 | 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 | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Sep 2, 2029 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,687,794 | In force Nov 2032 | Nov 2032 |
| US 8,238,540 | In force (reinstated) Sep 2029 | Sep 2029 |
| US 8,401,172 | In force Sep 2029 | Sep 2029 |
| US 8,577,016 | this patent Sep 2029 | Sep 2029 |
| US 8,755,511 | In force Sep 2029 | Sep 2029 |
| US 8,781,105 | In force Sep 2029 | Sep 2029 |
| US 8,767,946 | In force Sep 2029 | Sep 2029 |
| US 8,917,860 | In force Sep 2029 | Sep 2029 |
8 of 13 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. 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 14, 2013 Reel 30007, frame 142 | Duva, Robert J.; Kelley, Colin D.; Spievak, Jason S.; Trandal, David S. | Ringrevenue, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 26, 2013 Reel 31730, frame 367 | Ringrevenue, Inc. | Invoca, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Sep 18, 2018 Reel 46903, frame 583 | Invoca, Inc. | Orix Growth Capital, LLC | Security Interest |
| Sep 19, 2018 Reel 46909, frame 908 | Invoca, Inc. | Pacific Western Bank | Security Interest |
| Oct 21, 2021 Reel 57884, frame 947 | Invoca, Inc. | Orix Growth Capital, LLC | Reaffirmation of and Supplement to Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Jan 28, 2022 Reel 58892, frame 404 | Invoca, Inc. | Orix Growth Capital, LLC | Reaffirmation of and Supplement to Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Jan 24, 2023 Reel 62463, frame 390 | Orix Growth Capital, LLC | Invoca, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 14, 2026 Reel 75975, frame 126 | Invoca, Inc. | Banc of California | Security Interest |
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Sep 2029
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Citations
53
later US patents cite this one
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