Collateral for a security interest recorded Nov 25, 2019 (BMO Harris Bank N.A.).
Term ends Mar 9, 2032 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 9, 2032
Held by Shockwatch, Inc.
Filed Jul 20, 2012 as application 13/554,106 · Granted Feb 11, 2014
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2012
2032
Clock starts
Mar 9, 2012
Mar 9, 2012
Term ends
Mar 9, 2032
Mar 9, 2032
Granted
Feb 11, 2014
Feb 11, 2014
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.
3
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 Mar 9, 2012, when application 13/415,961, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jul 20, 2012) | Mar 9, 2032 | 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 | Mar 9, 2032 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,234,994 | In force Mar 2032 | Mar 2032 |
| US 8,646,401 | this patent Mar 2032 | Mar 2032 |
| US 9,217,683 | In force Apr 2033 | Apr 2033 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2012 Reel 28597, frame 168 | Branch, Clinton A. | Shockwatch, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 22, 2018 Reel 45319, frame 669 | Shockwatch, Inc. | Texas Capital Bank, National Association | Security Interest |
| Nov 25, 2019 Reel 51112, frame 899 | Shockwatch, Inc. | BMO Harris Bank N.A., as Collateral Agent | Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Nov 25, 2019 Reel 51112, frame 973 | Texas Capital Bank, National Association | Shockwatch, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents and Trademarks Recorded at Reel 045319, Frame 0669 |
| Sep 30, 2024 Reel 68739, frame 767 | Shockwatch, Inc. | Barings Finance LLC, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Oct 1, 2024 Reel 68755, frame 743 | BMO Bank N.A. (F/K/A BMO Harris Bank N.A.), as Collateral Agent | Shockwatch, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
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What's changing
Mar 2032
Term ends Mar 9, 2032. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
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