Collateral for a security interest recorded Jun 28, 2019 (Orix Growth Capital, LLC).
Term ends May 29, 2029 · High confidence
20-year base term ends May 29, 2029
Held by Exagrid Systems, Inc.
Filed Mar 28, 2013 as application 13/852,552 · Granted Aug 19, 2014
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2009
2029
Clock starts
May 29, 2009
May 29, 2009
Term ends
May 29, 2029
May 29, 2029
Granted
Aug 19, 2014
Aug 19, 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 May 29, 2009, when application 12/455,281, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Mar 28, 2013) | May 29, 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 | May 29, 2029 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,412,848 | In force Sep 2030 | Sep 2030 |
| US 8,812,738 | this patent May 2029 | May 2029 |
| US 9,223,794 | In force no later than May 2029 | no later than May 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2013 Reel 30108, frame 547 | Therrien, David G.; Thompson, David Andrew | Exagrid Systems, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 1, 2018 Reel 47172, frame 685 | Exagrid Systems, Inc. | Comerica Bank | Security Interest |
| Jun 28, 2019 Reel 49619, frame 342 | Exagrid Systems, Inc. | Orix Growth Capital, LLC | Security Interest |
| Feb 9, 2021 Reel 56399, frame 163 | Exagrid Systems, Inc. | Orix Growth Capital, LLC | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Appl. Nos. 10303656, 10114831, 10073855 and 10067946 by Removing Them for the Patent Nos. Previously Recorded on Reel 049619 Frame 0342. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Interests. |
| May 27, 2021 Reel 56372, frame 929 | Exagrid Systems, Inc. | Silicon Valley Bank, As Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Jun 3, 2021 Reel 56425, frame 108 | Comerica Bank | Exagrid Systems, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
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What's changing
May 2029
Term ends May 29, 2029. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
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later US patents cite this one
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