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Method and System for Wifi-Based Identification of Person Tracks

US 8,989,775 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded Jul 13, 2023 (East West Bank).

Term ends Dec 22, 2032 · High confidence

Filed Feb 28, 2013 as application 13/780,964 · Granted Mar 24, 2015
Base term plus 108 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
2012 2032
Clock starts
Sep 5, 2012
Term ends
Dec 22, 2032
Granted
Mar 24, 2015
base term patent term adjustment 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
108
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
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.
5
Family applications on record here
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This patent's term runs 108 days past its 20-year base term on 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.
StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Sep 5, 2012, when application 13/603,832, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Feb 28, 2013)Sep 5, 2032High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+108 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordDec 22, 2032High confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events3 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderDec 22, 2032High confidence

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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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Sep 20, 2013
Reel 31249, frame 865
Shaw, GeorgeRetailnext, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Nov 20, 2017
Reel 44176, frame 1
Retailnext, Inc.Triplepoint Venture Growth BDC Corp.Security Interest
Nov 29, 2017
Reel 44252, frame 867
Retailnext, Inc.Silicon Valley BankSecurity Interest
Aug 27, 2018
Reel 46715, frame 67
Retailnext, Inc.Orix Growth Capital, LLCSecurity Interest
Aug 28, 2018
Reel 46957, frame 896
Triplepoint Venture Growth BDC Corp.Retailnext, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Mar 25, 2020
Reel 53119, frame 599
Retailnext, Inc.Silicon Valley BankCorrective Assignment to Correct the Incorrectly Identified Patent Application Number 14322624 to Properly Reflect Patent Application Number 14332624 Previously Recorded on Reel 044252 Frame 0867. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Interest.
Apr 23, 2021
Reel 56018, frame 344
Retailnext, Inc.Alter Domus (US) LLCSecurity Interest
Apr 27, 2021
Reel 56055, frame 587
Silicon Valley BankRetailnext, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Apr 27, 2021
Reel 56056, frame 825
Orix Growth Capital, LLCRetailnext, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jul 13, 2023
Reel 64247, frame 925
Retailnext, Inc.East West Bank, As Administrative AgentSecurity Interest
Jul 18, 2023
Reel 64298, frame 437
Alter Domus (US) LLCRetailnext, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Dec 5, 2024
Reel 69495, frame 690
Retailnext, Inc.Bain Capital Credit, LP, as Administrative AgentSecurity Interest
Dec 6, 2024
Reel 69511, frame 217
MGG Investment Group LPRetailnext, Inc.Release of Security Interest

Sources

Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO

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