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Method and Apparatus for Managing the Transfer of Sensitive Information to Mobile Devices

US 9,241,259 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded Apr 1, 2025 (Société Générale).

Term ends May 11, 2033 · High confidence

Filed Nov 30, 2012 as application 13/691,544 · Granted Jan 19, 2016
Base term plus 162 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
2012 2033
Clock starts
Nov 30, 2012
Term ends
May 11, 2033
Granted
Jan 19, 2016
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
162
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.
2
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 162 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

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StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Nov 30, 2012, when this application, 13/691,544, was filedNov 30, 2032High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+162 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordMay 11, 2033High confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events2 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderMay 11, 2033High confidence

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US 9,241,259this patent
May 2033
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US 10,135,783In force
no later than Sep 2033
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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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Jun 26, 2013
Reel 30694, frame 615
Websense, Inc.; Portauthority Technologies, Inc.Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.First Lien Security Agreement
Jun 27, 2013
Reel 30704, frame 374
Websense, Inc.; Portauthority Technologies, Inc.Royal Bank of CanadaSecond Lien Security Agreement
Apr 10, 2014
Reel 32716, frame 916
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Existing Collateral AgentRoyal Bank of Canada, as Successor Collateral AgentAssignment of Security Interest
May 29, 2015
Reel 35801, frame 689
Royal Bank of Canada, as Collateral AgentWebsense, Inc.; Port Authority Technologies, Inc.Release of Second Lien Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame: 30704/0374
May 29, 2015
Reel 35858, frame 680
Royal Bank of Canada, as Collateral AgentWebsense, Inc.; Port Authority Technologies, Inc.Release of First Lien Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame: 030694/0615
May 29, 2015
reel/frame not recorded
Royal Bank of Canada, as Collateral AgentWebsense, Inc.Release of Second Lien Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame: 30704/0374
May 29, 2015
reel/frame not recorded
Royal Bank of Canada, as Collateral AgentPort Authority Technologies, Inc.Release of Second Lien Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame: 30704/0374
May 29, 2015
reel/frame not recorded
Royal Bank of Canada, as Collateral AgentWebsense, Inc.Release of First Lien Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame: 030694/0615
May 29, 2015
reel/frame not recorded
Royal Bank of Canada, as Collateral AgentPort Authority Technologies, Inc.Release of First Lien Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame: 030694/0615
Jun 9, 2015
Reel 35859, frame 282
Websense, Inc.; Raytheon Oakley Systems, LLC; Raytheon Cyber Products, LLC (Formerly Known as Raytheon Cyber Products, Inc.); Port Authority Technologies, Inc.Raytheon CompanyPatent Security Agreement
Dec 9, 2015
Reel 37253, frame 352
Daniela, Ramon; Ostrer, Mark; Stoler, MichaelWebsense, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Aug 5, 2016
Reel 39590, frame 646
Websense, Inc.Websense LLCChange of Name
Sep 8, 2016
Reel 39951, frame 904
Websense, Inc.Websense, LLCCorrective Assignment to Correct the Assignee from Websense LLC to Websense, LLC Previously Recorded on Reel 039590 Frame 0646. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Change of Name.
Aug 1, 2017
Reel 43397, frame 440
Websense, LLCForcepoint LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Jan 8, 2021
Reel 55492, frame 146
Raytheon CompanyWebsense, Inc.; Portauthority Technologies, LLC (FKA Portauthority Technologies, Inc.); Raytheon Oakley Systems, LLC; Forcepoint Federal LLC (FKA Raytheon Cyber Products, LLC, FKA Raytheon Cyber Products, Inc.)Release of Security Interest in Patents
Jan 8, 2021
reel/frame not recorded
Raytheon CompanyWebsense, Inc.Release of Security Interest in Patents
Jan 8, 2021
reel/frame not recorded
Raytheon CompanyPortauthority Technologies, LLC (FKA Portauthority Technologies, Inc.)Release of Security Interest in Patents
Jan 8, 2021
reel/frame not recorded
Raytheon CompanyRaytheon Oakley Systems, LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents
Jan 8, 2021
reel/frame not recorded
Raytheon CompanyForcepoint Federal LLC (FKA Raytheon Cyber Products, LLC, FKA Raytheon Cyber Products, Inc.)Release of Security Interest in Patents
Jan 20, 2021
Reel 55052, frame 302
Redowl Analytics, Inc.; Forcepoint LLCCredit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Collateral AgentPatent Security Agreement
May 10, 2021
Reel 56183, frame 265
Forcepoint LLCForcepoint Federal Holdings LLCChange of Name
May 18, 2021
Reel 56272, frame 475
Forcepoint Federal Holdings LLCForcepoint LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Apr 1, 2025
Reel 70703, frame 887
Forcepoint LLC; Bitglass, LLCSociété GénéraleSecurity Interest
Apr 2, 2025
Reel 70706, frame 263
UBS AG, Stamford BranchForcepoint, LLC; Bitglass, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Apr 2, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
UBS AG, Stamford BranchForcepoint, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Apr 2, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
UBS AG, Stamford BranchBitglass, LLCRelease of Security Interest

Sources

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