Collateral for a security interest recorded Jan 3, 2018 (Cathay Bank).
Term ends Jan 4, 2033 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jan 4, 2033
Held by Hzo, Inc.
Filed Jul 31, 2014 as application 14/448,541 · Granted Sep 29, 2015
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2013
2033
Clock starts
Jan 4, 2013
Jan 4, 2013
Term ends
Jan 4, 2033
Jan 4, 2033
Granted
Sep 29, 2015
Sep 29, 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.
10
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
How we calculated this date
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Jan 4, 2013, when application 13/734,779, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jul 31, 2014) | Jan 4, 2033 | 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 | Jan 4, 2033 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,071,046 | In force Sep 2033 | Sep 2033 |
| US 8,773,271 | Lapsed on the fee record Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 |
| US 9,157,880 | In force Jan 2034 | Jan 2034 |
| US 9,146,207 | this patent Jan 2033 | Jan 2033 |
| Application PCT/US2014/050732 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 9,559,514 | Lapsed on the fee record Jan 2025 | Jan 2025 |
| US 10,541,529 | In force Mar 2035 | Mar 2035 |
| Application 14/871,105 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
8 of 10 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 2, 2014 Reel 33874, frame 895 | Harper, Marcellus; Maynard, Jason | Hzo, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 17, 2015 Reel 36123, frame 959 | Stevens, Blake; Sorenson, Max | Hzo, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 2, 2016 Reel 38435, frame 224 | Hzo, Inc. | Pacific Western Bank (as Successor in Interest by Merger to Square 1 Bank) | Security Interest |
| Jan 3, 2018 Reel 44523, frame 446 | Pacific Western Bank | Hzo, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 3, 2018 Reel 44995, frame 270 | Hzo, Inc. | Cathay Bank | Security Interest |
| Feb 7, 2019 Reel 48284, frame 626 | Hzo, Inc. | Cathay Bank | Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2023 Reel 63861, frame 25 | Hzo, Inc.; Hzo Hong Kong Limited | Cathay Bank | Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Jan 2033
Term ends Jan 4, 2033. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Citations
15
later US patents cite this one
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