Collateral for a security interest recorded Nov 25, 2019 (BMO Harris Bank N.A.).
Term ends Apr 3, 2033 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 9, 2032
Held by Shockwatch, Inc.
Filed May 23, 2013 as application 13/900,690 · Granted Dec 22, 2015
Base term plus 390 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2012
2033
Clock starts
Mar 9, 2012
Mar 9, 2012
Term ends
Apr 3, 2033
Apr 3, 2033
Granted
Dec 22, 2015
Dec 22, 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
390
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.
3
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 runs 390 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 9, 2012, when application 13/415,961, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed May 23, 2013) | Mar 9, 2032 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +390 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Apr 3, 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 | Apr 3, 2033 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,234,994 | In force Mar 2032 | Mar 2032 |
| US 8,646,401 | In force Mar 2032 | Mar 2032 |
| US 9,217,683 | this patent Apr 2033 | Apr 2033 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2013 Reel 30473, frame 271 | Branch, Clinton A. | Shockwatch, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 22, 2018 Reel 45319, frame 669 | Shockwatch, Inc. | Texas Capital Bank, National Association | Security Interest |
| Nov 25, 2019 Reel 51112, frame 899 | Shockwatch, Inc. | BMO Harris Bank N.A., as Collateral Agent | Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Nov 25, 2019 Reel 51112, frame 973 | Texas Capital Bank, National Association | Shockwatch, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents and Trademarks Recorded at Reel 045319, Frame 0669 |
| Sep 30, 2024 Reel 68739, frame 767 | Shockwatch, Inc. | Barings Finance LLC, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Oct 1, 2024 Reel 68755, frame 743 | BMO Bank N.A. (F/K/A BMO Harris Bank N.A.), as Collateral Agent | Shockwatch, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Apr 2033
Term ends Apr 3, 2033. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 390 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
22
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
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In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.