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Controlling a Resource Demand System

US 8,712,592 In force
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Collateral for a security interest recorded Sep 21, 2016 (Avidbank).

Term ends Mar 5, 2032 · High confidence

Filed Mar 29, 2011 as application 13/075,127 · Granted Apr 29, 2014
Base term plus 342 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
2011 2032
Clock starts
Mar 29, 2011
Term ends
Mar 5, 2032
Granted
Apr 29, 2014
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
342
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.

This patent's term runs 342 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

One row per rule, each showing its own input and what it did to the date. A step we could not verify says so instead of resolving itself.
StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Mar 29, 2011, when this application, 13/075,127, was filedMar 29, 2031High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+342 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordMar 5, 2032High confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events3 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderMar 5, 2032High confidence

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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Mar 31, 2011
Reel 26053, frame 571
Carlson, Peter; Spain, Christopher C.; Dansereau, Danny A.Hydropoint Data Systems, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jan 23, 2013
Reel 29682, frame 151
Hydropoint Data Systems, Inc.Lighthouse Capital Partners VI, L.P.Security Agreement
Jan 23, 2013
Reel 29682, frame 506
Hydropoint Data Systems, Inc.Shea Ventures, LLCSecurity Agreement
Feb 2, 2015
Reel 34868, frame 720
Lighthouse Capital Partners VI, L.P.Hydropoint Data Systems, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jun 25, 2015
Reel 36028, frame 216
Shea Ventures, LLCHydropoint Data Systems, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jun 25, 2015
Reel 35959, frame 762
Hydropoint Data Systems, Inc.Structural Capital Investments I, LPSecurity Interest
Jun 25, 2015
Reel 36026, frame 610
Shea Ventures, LLCHydropoint Data Systems, Inc.Release of Lien/Security Interest Dated January 23, 2013
Jun 8, 2016
Reel 38846, frame 77
Hydropoint Data Systems, Inc.Montage Capital Ii, L.p.Security Interest
Sep 21, 2016
Reel 39817, frame 199
Hydropoint Data Systems, Inc.AvidbankSecurity Interest
Sep 22, 2016
Reel 39837, frame 972
Structural Capital Investments I, LPHydropoint Data Systems, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jul 13, 2023
Reel 64241, frame 838
Montage Capital Ii, L.p.Hydropoint Data Systems, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Apr 25, 2024
Reel 67223, frame 960
Hydropoint Data Systems, Inc.Montage Capital Ii, L.p.Security Interest

Sources

Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO

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