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US 9,063,970 Term ended
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Collateral for a security interest recorded May 1, 2015 (Orix Ventures, LLC).

Term ended May 29, 2026 · High confidence

Filed Nov 1, 2011 as application 13/286,799 · Granted Jun 23, 2015
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
Term ended May 29, 2026
2006 2026
Clock starts
May 29, 2006
Term ended
May 29, 2026
Granted
Jun 23, 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.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
2 of 2
Maintenance fees paid
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This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. Confidence: High. from the record

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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts May 29, 2006, when application 11/420,782, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Nov 1, 2011)May 29, 2026High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events2 of 2 maintenance fees paidterm endedHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderMay 29, 2026High 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
Feb 26, 2015
Reel 35108, frame 389
Accelovation, Inc.Netbase Solutions, Inc.Change of Name
May 1, 2015
Reel 35543, frame 940
Netbase Solutions, Inc.Orix Ventures, LLCSecurity Interest
Aug 1, 2016
Reel 39629, frame 396
Netbase Solutions, Inc.East West BankSecurity Interest
Aug 22, 2017
Reel 43638, frame 282
Orix Growth Capital, LLC (F/K/A Orix Ventures, LLC)Netbase Solutions, Inc.Reassignment and Release of Security Interest
Aug 22, 2017
Reel 43638, frame 474
East West BankNetbase Solutions, Inc.Reassignment and Release of Security Interest
Aug 27, 2017
Reel 43681, frame 743
Netbase Solutions, Inc.Hercules Capital, Inc., Formerly Known as Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc., as AgentIntellectual Property Security Agreement
Sep 1, 2017
Reel 43471, frame 194
East West BankNetbase Solutions, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Aug 31, 2018
Reel 46770, frame 639
Netbase Solutions, Inc.Orix Growth Capital, LLCSecurity Interest
Sep 6, 2018
Reel 46801, frame 612
Hercules Capital, Inc.Netbase Solutions, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Nov 18, 2021
Reel 58157, frame 91
Netbase Solutions, Inc.; Quid, LLCEast West Bank, As Administrative AgentSecurity Interest
Nov 24, 2021
Reel 58208, frame 292
Orix Growth Capital, LLCNetbase Solutions, Inc.Release of Security Interest

Sources

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