Collateral for a security interest recorded Sep 25, 2023 (Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas).
Term ended May 4, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ended May 4, 2026
Held by Williams Scotsman, Inc.
Filed Jun 13, 2011 as application 13/159,246 · Granted Feb 24, 2015
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
Term ended May 4, 2026
2006
2026
Clock starts
May 4, 2006
May 4, 2006
Term ended
May 4, 2026
May 4, 2026
Granted
Feb 24, 2015
Feb 24, 2015
base term
after the term ends
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 7,997,630, to May 4, 2026. The term already ends on or before that date, so the cap shortened nothing.
2 of 2
Maintenance fees paid
Two maintenance fees can end this term early, the ones due 3.5 and 7.5 years from grant; the third one's grace period runs past the term end. This counts the ones the record shows paid.
4
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. Confidence: High. from the record
How we calculated this date
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts May 4, 2006, when application 11/417,724, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jun 13, 2011) | May 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 | Disclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 7,997,630) | resolves to May 4, 2026, no earlier than this term, so no change | High confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 2 of 2 maintenance fees paid | term ended | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | May 4, 2026 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,997,630 | Term ended Jun 2026 | Jun 2026 |
| US 8,960,731 | this patent May 2026 | May 2026 |
| US 10,767,399 | In force Dec 2027 | Dec 2027 |
| US 12,071,793 | Term ended May 2026 | May 2026 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2014 Reel 34015, frame 869 | Lemley, Russ; Keating, Jon | Mobile Mini, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 14, 2015 Reel 37285, frame 169 | Mobile Mini, Inc. | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Collateral Agent for the Benefit of the Secured Creditors | Security Interest |
| Jul 1, 2020 Reel 53115, frame 647 | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Collateral Agent | Mobile Mini, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property Collateral |
| Jul 1, 2020 Reel 53116, frame 723 | Mobile Mini, Inc. | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Collateral Agent | Intellectual Property Security Agreement (NOTES) |
| Jul 1, 2020 Reel 53116, frame 745 | Mobile Mini, Inc. | Bank of America, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Intellectual Property Security Agreement (ABL) |
| Jul 2, 2020 Reel 53108, frame 938 | A Royal Wolf Portable Storage, Inc.; Mobile Mini Tank and Pump Solutions, Inc.; Mobile Mini, Inc.; Mobile Storage Group, Inc. | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Agent | Security Interest |
| Aug 25, 2020 Reel 53597, frame 553 | Mobile Mini, Inc. | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Collateral Agent | Intellectual Property Security Agreement (NOTES) |
| Aug 26, 2020 Reel 53603, frame 527 | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Agent | A Royal Wolf Portable Storage, Inc.; Mobile Mini Tank and Pump Solutions, Inc.; Mobile Mini, Inc.; Mobile Storage Group, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| Aug 26, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Agent | A Royal Wolf Portable Storage, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| Aug 26, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Agent | Mobile Mini Tank and Pump Solutions, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| Aug 26, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Agent | Mobile Mini, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| Aug 26, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Agent | Mobile Storage Group, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| Jan 26, 2023 Reel 62502, frame 264 | Mobile Mini, Inc. | Williams Scotsman, Inc. | Merger |
| Sep 25, 2023 Reel 65020, frame 51 | Williams Scotsman, Inc. | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Agent | Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Jun 28, 2024 Reel 67869, frame 957 | Williams Scotsman, Inc. | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Agent | Security Interest |
| Mar 26, 2025 Reel 70636, frame 933 | Williams Scotsman, Inc. | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Agent | Security Interest |
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Terminal disclaimer
A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 7,997,630, ends no earlier than this term, so it caps nothing.
Citations
4
later US patents cite this one
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