Collateral for a security interest recorded Nov 13, 2014 (Intersouth Partners VI, L.P.).
Term ended Feb 3, 2026 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ended Nov 29, 2025
Why Medium: A parent in the chain could not be resolved.
Held by Intersouth Partners VI, L.P., H.I.G. Venture Partners II, L.P., H.I.G. Ventures-Hexatech, LLC, Sevin Rosen Fund IX L.P., Sevin Rosen IX Affiliates Fund L.P. and MCNC Enterprise Fund, L.P.
Filed Sep 30, 2010 as application 12/895,018 · Granted May 27, 2014
Base term plus 66 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
Term ended Feb 3, 2026
2005
2026
Clock starts
Nov 29, 2005
Nov 29, 2005
Term ended
Feb 3, 2026
Feb 3, 2026
Granted
May 27, 2014
May 27, 2014
base term
patent term adjustment
after the term ends
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
66
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.
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 runs 66 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees were paid, so no fee lapse ended it. Confidence: Medium. 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.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Nov 29, 2005, when application PCT/US2005/043073, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Sep 30, 2010); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row) | Nov 29, 2025 | 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 | +66 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Feb 3, 2026 | 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 | term ended | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Feb 3, 2026 | Medium confidence |
This family
| Application PCT/US2005/043073 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 7,815,970 | In force Mar 2029 | Mar 2029 |
| US 8,734,965 | this patent Feb 2026 | Feb 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2011 Reel 26627, frame 964 | Hexatech, Inc. | Intersouth Partners Vi, L.p.; H.I.G. Venture Partners II, L.P.; H.I.G. Ventures - Hexatech, Inc.; Sevin Rosen Fund IX L.P.; Sevin Rosen IX Affiliates Fund L.P.; Mcnc Enterprise Fund, L.p. | Security Agreement |
| Jul 21, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | Hexatech, Inc. | Intersouth Partners Vi, L.p. | Security Agreement |
| Jul 21, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | Hexatech, Inc. | H.I.G. Venture Partners II, L.P. | Security Agreement |
| Jul 21, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | Hexatech, Inc. | H.I.G. Ventures - Hexatech, Inc. | Security Agreement |
| Jul 21, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | Hexatech, Inc. | Sevin Rosen Fund IX L.P. | Security Agreement |
| Jul 21, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | Hexatech, Inc. | Sevin Rosen IX Affiliates Fund L.P. | Security Agreement |
| Jul 21, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | Hexatech, Inc. | Mcnc Enterprise Fund, L.p. | Security Agreement |
| Oct 21, 2011 Reel 27096, frame 644 | Hexatech, Inc. | Silicon Valley Bank | Security Agreement |
| Aug 30, 2012 Reel 28885, frame 206 | Hexatech, Inc. | Intersouth Partners Vi, L.p.; H.I.G. Venture Partners II, L.P.; H.I.G. Ventures - Hexatech, LLC; Sevin Rosen Fund IX L.P.; Sevin Rosen IX Affiliates Fund L.P.; Mcnc Enterprise Fund, L.p. | Security Agreement |
| Aug 30, 2012 reel/frame not recorded | Hexatech, Inc. | Intersouth Partners Vi, L.p. | Security Agreement |
| Aug 30, 2012 reel/frame not recorded | Hexatech, Inc. | H.I.G. Venture Partners II, L.P. | Security Agreement |
| Aug 30, 2012 reel/frame not recorded | Hexatech, Inc. | H.I.G. Ventures - Hexatech, LLC | Security Agreement |
| Aug 30, 2012 reel/frame not recorded | Hexatech, Inc. | Sevin Rosen Fund IX L.P. | Security Agreement |
| Aug 30, 2012 reel/frame not recorded | Hexatech, Inc. | Sevin Rosen IX Affiliates Fund L.P. | Security Agreement |
| Aug 30, 2012 reel/frame not recorded | Hexatech, Inc. | Mcnc Enterprise Fund, L.p. | Security Agreement |
| Nov 2, 2012 Reel 29231, frame 870 | Hexatech, Inc. | Idea Stimulus Fund, L.p. | Security Agreement |
| Jan 30, 2014 Reel 32095, frame 701 | Hexatech, Inc. | Intersouth Partners Vi, L.p.; H.I.G. Venture Partners II, L.P.; H.I.G. Ventures-Hexatech, LLC; Sevin Rosen Fund IX L.P.; Sevin Rosen IX Affiliates Fund L.P.; Mcnc Enterprise Fund, L.p. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 30, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Hexatech, Inc. | Intersouth Partners Vi, L.p. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 30, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Hexatech, Inc. | H.I.G. Venture Partners II, L.P. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 30, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Hexatech, Inc. | H.I.G. Ventures-Hexatech, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 30, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Hexatech, Inc. | Sevin Rosen Fund IX L.P. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 30, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Hexatech, Inc. | Sevin Rosen IX Affiliates Fund L.P. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 30, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Hexatech, Inc. | Mcnc Enterprise Fund, L.p. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 13, 2014 Reel 34161, frame 276 | Hexatech, Inc. | Intersouth Partners Vi, L.p.; H.I.G. Venture Partners II, L.P.; Mcnc Enterprise Fund, L.p.; Sevin Rosen Fund IX L.P.; Sevin Rosen IX Affiliates Fund L.P. | Security Interest |
| Nov 13, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Hexatech, Inc. | Intersouth Partners Vi, L.p. | Security Interest |
| Nov 13, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Hexatech, Inc. | H.I.G. Venture Partners II, L.P. | Security Interest |
| Nov 13, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Hexatech, Inc. | Mcnc Enterprise Fund, L.p. | Security Interest |
| Nov 13, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Hexatech, Inc. | Sevin Rosen Fund IX L.P. | Security Interest |
| Nov 13, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Hexatech, Inc. | Sevin Rosen IX Affiliates Fund L.P. | Security Interest |
| Mar 8, 2016 Reel 37919, frame 166 | Silicon Valley Bank | Hexatech, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 10, 2016 Reel 38056, frame 437 | Hexatech, Inc. | Intersouth Partners Vi, L.p.; H.I.G. Venture Partners II, L.P.; H.I.G. Ventures-Hexatech, LLC; Sevin Rosen Fund IX L.P.; Sevin Rosen IX Affiliates Fund L.P.; Mcnc Enterprise Fund, L.p. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Conveyance Type Previously Recorded at Reel: 032095 Frame: 0701. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Interest. |
| Mar 10, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Hexatech, Inc. | Intersouth Partners Vi, L.p. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Conveyance Type Previously Recorded at Reel: 032095 Frame: 0701. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Interest. |
| Mar 10, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Hexatech, Inc. | H.I.G. Venture Partners II, L.P. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Conveyance Type Previously Recorded at Reel: 032095 Frame: 0701. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Interest. |
| Mar 10, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Hexatech, Inc. | H.I.G. Ventures-Hexatech, LLC | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Conveyance Type Previously Recorded at Reel: 032095 Frame: 0701. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Interest. |
| Mar 10, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Hexatech, Inc. | Sevin Rosen Fund IX L.P. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Conveyance Type Previously Recorded at Reel: 032095 Frame: 0701. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Interest. |
| Mar 10, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Hexatech, Inc. | Sevin Rosen IX Affiliates Fund L.P. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Conveyance Type Previously Recorded at Reel: 032095 Frame: 0701. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Interest. |
| Mar 10, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Hexatech, Inc. | Mcnc Enterprise Fund, L.p. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Conveyance Type Previously Recorded at Reel: 032095 Frame: 0701. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Interest. |
| Jul 31, 2025 Reel 72297, frame 175 | North Carolina State University Raleigh | The Government of the United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy | Government Interest Agreement |
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later US patents cite this one
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