Also listed on IPS Corporation, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Jul 1, 2015 (Pacific Mercantile Bank).
Term ends Dec 4, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Dec 4, 2026
Held by IPS Group, Inc.
Filed Mar 5, 2013 as application 13/786,387 · Granted Oct 14, 2014
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2006
2026
Clock starts
Dec 4, 2006
Dec 4, 2006
Term ends
Dec 4, 2026
Dec 4, 2026
Granted
Oct 14, 2014
Oct 14, 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.
8
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
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 Dec 4, 2006, when application PCT/IB2006/054574, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Mar 5, 2013) | Dec 4, 2026 | 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 | Dec 4, 2026 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,595,054 | In force Oct 2027 | Oct 2027 |
| Application 12/355,734 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 8,862,494 | this patent Dec 2026 | Dec 2026 |
| Application 15/826,584 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| Application 15/826,587 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| Application 15/826,583 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
6 of 8 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2014 Reel 32752, frame 494 | King, David William; Schwarz, Alexander | IPS Group, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 1, 2015 Reel 36042, frame 365 | IPS Group Inc. | Pacific Mercantile Bank | Security Agreement |
| Jul 26, 2022 Reel 60926, frame 645 | Banc of California (FKA Pacific Mercantile Bank) | IPS Group Inc. | Termination and Release of Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Jul 28, 2022 Reel 61002, frame 572 | IPS Group Inc. | The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland | Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Oct 6, 2026 Reel 76655, frame 845 | The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland, as Collateral Agent | IPS Group Inc. | Termination and Release of Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
Sources
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What's changing
Dec 2026
Term ends Dec 4, 2026. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
125
later US patents cite this one
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