Collateral for a security interest recorded Nov 2, 2022 (Midcap Financial Trust).
Term ends Dec 9, 2033 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Dec 9, 2033
Held by Solmetex, LLC
Filed Dec 9, 2013 as application 14/100,323 · Granted Dec 16, 2014
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2013
2033
Clock starts
Dec 9, 2013
Dec 9, 2013
Term ends
Dec 9, 2033
Dec 9, 2033
Granted
Dec 16, 2014
Dec 16, 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.
17
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 Dec 9, 2013, when this application, 14/100,323, was filed | Dec 9, 2033 | 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 9, 2033 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,911,232 | this patent Dec 2033 | Dec 2033 |
| US D809,660 | In force Feb 2032 | Feb 2032 |
| US D876,627 | In force Feb 2034 | Feb 2034 |
| US 11,589,969 | In force Dec 2033 | Dec 2033 |
| US 11,744,686 | In force Dec 2033 | Dec 2033 |
| US 11,589,970 | In force Dec 2033 | Dec 2033 |
| US 9,788,924 | In force Dec 2033 | Dec 2033 |
| US 11,576,764 | In force Dec 2033 | Dec 2033 |
8 of 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 2014 Reel 31909, frame 322 | Nguyen, Thien; Pham, Tam Thanh | Incept, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 20, 2017 Reel 42916, frame 954 | Incept Incorporated | Dryshield, LLC | Conversion |
| Jun 3, 2022 Reel 60099, frame 397 | Dryshield, LLC | Midcap Financial Trust | Security Interest |
| Jun 6, 2022 Reel 60107, frame 30 | Dryshield, LLC | Solmetex, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 2, 2022 Reel 61637, frame 932 | Dryshield, LLC | Midcap Financial Trust | Security Interest |
| Mar 18, 2025 Reel 70544, frame 954 | Solmetex, LLC; Sterisil, Inc.; Dryshield, LLC; Impladent, Ltd. | Churchill Agency Services LLC, as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
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Dec 2033
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Citations
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