Also listed on Blue Stripe Software, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Dec 20, 2033 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 15, 2033
Filed Mar 15, 2013 as application 13/839,181 · Granted Oct 6, 2015
Base term plus 280 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2013
2033
Clock starts
Mar 15, 2013
Mar 15, 2013
Term ends
Dec 20, 2033
Dec 20, 2033
Granted
Oct 6, 2015
Oct 6, 2015
base term
patent term adjustment
fee events
Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
280
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
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.
This patent's term runs 280 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. 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.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Mar 15, 2013, when this application, 13/839,181, was filed | Mar 15, 2033 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +280 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Dec 20, 2033 | 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 | Dec 20, 2033 | High confidence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 2014 Reel 31974, frame 98 | Reynolds, Patrick Alexander; Bley, John Branson; Irwin, David William; Yumerefendi, Aydan R.; Nethercutt, Glenn Thomas | Blue Stripe Software, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 7, 2014 Reel 33903, frame 255 | Blue Stripe Software, Inc. | Square 1 Bank | Security Interest |
| Jun 19, 2015 Reel 35869, frame 518 | Square 1 Bank | Blue Stripe Software, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 25, 2015 Reel 35966, frame 655 | Blue Stripe Software, Inc. | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Dec 2033
Term ends Dec 20, 2033. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 280 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
82
later US patents cite this one
That is top 5% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: the base term, any term adjustment or extension, any disclaimer cap, and the maintenance fee record, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.