Collateral for a security interest recorded Jul 2, 2024 (Texas Capital Bank).
Term ends Apr 6, 2032 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Apr 6, 2032
Filed Nov 14, 2014 as application 14/541,993 · Granted Sep 1, 2015
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2012
2032
Clock starts
Apr 6, 2012
Apr 6, 2012
Term ends
Apr 6, 2032
Apr 6, 2032
Granted
Sep 1, 2015
Sep 1, 2015
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.
2 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.
38
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. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record
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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.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Apr 6, 2012, when application 13/441,334, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Nov 14, 2014) | Apr 6, 2032 | 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 | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Apr 6, 2032 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,366,114 | In force Jul 2033 | Jul 2033 |
| US 9,140,110 | In force Jun 2033 | Jun 2033 |
| US 9,121,257 | this patent Apr 2032 | Apr 2032 |
| US 9,103,193 | In force Apr 2032 | Apr 2032 |
| US 9,475,021 | In force Mar 2033 | Mar 2033 |
| US 9,475,020 | In force Mar 2033 | Mar 2033 |
| US 10,227,855 | In force Apr 2032 | Apr 2032 |
| US 10,221,668 | In force Apr 2032 | Apr 2032 |
8 of 38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 2017 Reel 43849, frame 890 | Schelske, Eldon; Coli, Todd | Evolution Well Services | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 12, 2017 Reel 43849, frame 985 | Evolution Well Services | Evolution Well Services, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 7, 2019 Reel 49409, frame 189 | Evolution Well Services, LLC | Typhon Technology Solutions, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 4, 2022 Reel 59318, frame 911 | Typhon Technology Solutions (U.S.), LLC | Texas Capital Bank | Security Interest |
| Mar 7, 2022 Reel 59334, frame 339 | Typhon Technology Solutions (U.S.), LLC | Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Mar 7, 2022 Reel 59575, frame 324 | Typhon Technology Solutions, LLC | Typhon Technology Solutions (U.S.), LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 2, 2024 Reel 68233, frame 375 | Typhon Technology Solutions (U.S.), LLC | Texas Capital Bank | Security Interest |
| Jul 9, 2024 Reel 68258, frame 755 | Goldman Sachs Bank USA | Typhon Technology Solutions (U.S.), LLC | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Aug 26, 2024 Reel 68845, frame 863 | Goldman Sachs Bank USA | Typhon Technology Solutions (U.S.), LLC | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Correct the Erroneous Document Included in the Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights Previously Recorded at Reel: 68258 Frame: 755. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rignts. |
| Jul 3, 2025 Reel 71820, frame 601 | Typhon Technology Solutions (U.S.), LLC | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Agent | Security Interest |
| Sep 3, 2025 Reel 73151, frame 1 | Typhon Technology Solutions (U.S.), LLC | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Agent | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Cover Sheet to Remove Oath/Declaration Option Previously Recorded on Reel 71820 Frame 601. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Interest. |
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Apr 2032
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Citations
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