Also listed on Axcient, Inc., which filed it. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Dec 16, 2032
Statutory term ends Aug 8, 2032
Base term plus 130 days of PTA
Today
20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional
Expires Dec 2032
2012
2032
Clock starts
Aug 8, 2012
Aug 8, 2012
Granted
Feb 10, 2015
Feb 10, 2015
Term ends
Dec 16, 2032
Dec 16, 2032
base term
patent term adjustment
fee events
Computed Aug 31, 2026 · countdowns run from that date · how we know
130
Days of PTA
1
Applications in this family
This patent's term runs 130 days past the statutory base term on prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are paid, so nothing but the term itself will end it. Confidence: High. from the record
How this date was computed
Every step shows its rule, its 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, 20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional | Clock starts Aug 8, 2012 | Aug 8, 2032 | High |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High |
| Patent term adjustment | +130 days, USPTO PTA record | Dec 16, 2032 | High |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | None on record | no cap applied | High |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High |
| Fee events | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | in-force | High |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Dec 16, 2032 | High |
The computation, verbatim
base=20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional: 2012-08-08+20y | =2032-08-08 | PTA+130d=2032-12-16 | PTE:none | TD:none | paid 4yr@2018-05-09,8yr@2022-08-08,12yr@2026-08-10 | status=in-force@2032-12-16
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 5, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Edwards, William Scott | Axcient, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 2, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Axcient, Inc. | Axcient, Inc. | Change of Address |
| May 31, 2017 reel/frame not recorded | Axcient, Inc. | Structured Alpha LP | Security Interest |
| Jun 2, 2017 reel/frame not recorded | Axcient, Inc. | Silver Lake Waterman Fund, L.P. | Security Interest |
| Jul 26, 2017 reel/frame not recorded | Silver Lake Waterman Fund, L.P. | Axcient, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 11, 2017 reel/frame not recorded | Structured Alpha LP | Axcient, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 12, 2017 reel/frame not recorded | Axcient, Inc. | Axci (AN Abc) LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 12, 2017 reel/frame not recorded | Axci (AN Abc) LLC | Axcient Holdings, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 12, 2017 reel/frame not recorded | Axcient Holdings, LLC | Efolder, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 8, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Efolder, Inc. | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Agent | Security Interest |
| Oct 27, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Efolder, Inc. | Mufg Union Bank, N.A. | Security Interest |
| Nov 2, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Efolder, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
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What's changing
Aug 31, 2026Dec 2032
Term ends. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 130 days of PTA are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
65
later US patents cite this one
That is top 5% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
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