Collateral for a security interest recorded Dec 19, 2014 (Orix Ventures, LLC).
Term ends Nov 13, 2029 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 13, 2029
Held by Interactions LLC
Filed Sep 5, 2013 as application 14/018,808 · Granted Jul 15, 2014
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2009
2029
Clock starts
Nov 13, 2009
Nov 13, 2009
Term ends
Nov 13, 2029
Nov 13, 2029
Granted
Jul 15, 2014
Jul 15, 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.
No effect
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 8,532,992, to Nov 13, 2029. The term already ends on or before that date, so the cap shortened nothing.
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.
5
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. A terminal disclaimer is resolved from the filed document, and it ends no earlier than this term, so it shortens nothing. 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.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Nov 13, 2009, when application 12/618,371, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Sep 5, 2013) | Nov 13, 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 | Disclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 8,532,992) | resolves to Nov 13, 2029, no earlier than this term, so no change | 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 | Nov 13, 2029 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,374,867 | In force Jul 2031 | Jul 2031 |
| US 8,532,992 | In force Nov 2029 | Nov 2029 |
| US 8,781,831 | this patent Nov 2029 | Nov 2029 |
| US 9,053,704 | In force Nov 2029 | Nov 2029 |
| US 9,336,773 | In force Nov 2029 | Nov 2029 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2013 Reel 31143, frame 682 | Ljolje, Andrej; Renger, Bernard S.; Tischer, Steven Neil | AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 10, 2014 Reel 34462, frame 764 | AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. | AT&T Alex Holdings, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 16, 2014 Reel 34642, frame 640 | AT&T Alex Holdings, LLC | Interactions LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 19, 2014 Reel 34677, frame 768 | Interactions LLC | Orix Ventures, LLC | Security Interest |
| Jun 23, 2015 Reel 36009, frame 349 | Interactions LLC | Ares Venture Finance, L.p. | Security Interest |
| Jul 13, 2015 Reel 36100, frame 925 | Interactions LLC | Silicon Valley Bank | First Amendment to Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Nov 17, 2015 Reel 37134, frame 712 | Interactions LLC | Ares Venture Finance, L.p. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Change Patent 7146987 to 7149687 Previously Recorded on Reel 036009 Frame 0349. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
| Nov 17, 2017 Reel 44481, frame 34 | Ares Venture Finance, L.p. | Bearcub Acquisitions LLC | Assignment of IP Security Agreement |
| Jun 5, 2019 Reel 49388, frame 82 | Interactions LLC | Silicon Valley Bank | Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| May 18, 2020 Reel 52693, frame 866 | Bearcub Acquisitions LLC | Ares Venture Finance, L.p. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 23, 2022 Reel 61749, frame 825 | Orix Growth Capital, LLC | Interactions Corporation; Interactions LLC | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| May 23, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Orix Growth Capital, LLC | Interactions Corporation | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| May 23, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Orix Growth Capital, LLC | Interactions LLC | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| Jun 27, 2022 Reel 60445, frame 733 | Interactions LLC; Interactions Corporation | Runway Growth Finance Corp. | Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Jun 30, 2022 Reel 60558, frame 474 | Silicon Valley Bank | Interactions LLC | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property Recorded at Reel/Frame: 049388/0082 |
| Jul 1, 2022 Reel 60559, frame 576 | Silicon Valley Bank | Interactions LLC | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property Recorded at Reel/Frame: 036100/0925 |
| Feb 1, 2023 Reel 62919, frame 63 | Interactions LLC; Interactions Corporation | Runway Growth Finance Corp. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the the Application Number Previously Recorded at Reel: 060445 Frame: 0733. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
| Sep 4, 2025 Reel 72802, frame 931 | Runway Growth Finance Corp., as Agent | Interactions Corporation; Interactions LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 4, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Runway Growth Finance Corp., as Agent | Interactions Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 4, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Runway Growth Finance Corp., as Agent | Interactions LLC | Release of Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Nov 2029
Term ends Nov 13, 2029. No further fees fall due before then
Terminal disclaimer
A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 8,532,992, ends no earlier than this term, so it caps nothing.
Citations
4
later US patents cite this one
That is below the median of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: the base term, any term adjustment or extension, any disclaimer cap, and the maintenance fee record, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.