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Methods and Apparatuses to Select Communication Tracking Mechanisms

US 9,305,304 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods

Also listed on Yellowpages.com LLC, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.

Collateral for a security interest recorded May 1, 2024 (Citizens Bank, N.A.).

Term ends Nov 30, 2026 · High confidence

Held by Thryv, Inc.
Filed Jun 10, 2015 as application 14/735,814 · Granted Apr 5, 2016
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2006 2026
Clock starts
Nov 30, 2006
Term ends
Nov 30, 2026
Granted
Apr 5, 2016
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 2
Maintenance fees paid
Two maintenance fees can end this term early, the ones due 3.5 and 7.5 years from grant; the third one's grace period runs past the term end. This counts the ones the record shows paid.
3
Family applications on record here
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This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. 2 of 2 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record

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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Nov 30, 2006, when application 11/565,546, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jun 10, 2015)Nov 30, 2026High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events2 of 2 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderNov 30, 2026High confidence

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Sep 2031
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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
Dec 1, 2016
Reel 40540, frame 948
Yellowpages.com LLCPNC Bank, National Association, as AgentSecurity Agreement
Jul 3, 2017
Reel 43074, frame 794
Yp LLC; Yellowpages.com LLC; Yp Advertising & Publishing LLC; Print Media LLC; Dex Media Holdings, Inc.; Cerberus Yp Digital Blocker LLC; Cerberus Yp Blocker LLC; Yp Holdings LLC; Print Media Holdings LLC; Yp Intermediate Holdings Corp.; Yp Western Holdings Corp.; Yp Southeast Holdings Corp.; Yp Midwest Holdings Corp.; Yp Connecticut Holdings Corp.; Plusmo Holdings Corp.; Ingenio Holdings Corp.Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationSecurity Agreement
Jul 13, 2017
Reel 43183, frame 734
Pnc Bank, National AssociationYellowpages.com LLCSecurity Interest
Jul 28, 2017
Reel 43363, frame 518
Yellowpages.com LLCWilmington Trust, National AssociationSecurity Interest
Aug 9, 2017
Reel 43493, frame 648
Pnc Bank, National AssociationYellowpages.com LLCCorrective Assignment to Correct the Nature of Conveyance Previously Recorded at Reel: 043183 Frame: 0734. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Release of Security Interest.
Feb 25, 2020
Reel 52071, frame 589
Yellowpages.com, LLCThryv, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Mar 1, 2021
Reel 55452, frame 258
Thryv, Inc.Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative AgentSecurity Interest
Mar 2, 2021
Reel 55472, frame 592
Wilmington Trust, National Association., as Administrative AgentThryv, Inc. (Formerly Known as Dex Media, Inc.); Thryv Holdings, Inc. (Formerly Known as Dex Media Holdings, Inc.)Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property
Mar 2, 2021
reel/frame not recorded
Wilmington Trust, National Association., as Administrative AgentThryv, Inc. (Formerly Known as Dex Media, Inc.)Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property
Mar 2, 2021
reel/frame not recorded
Wilmington Trust, National Association., as Administrative AgentThryv Holdings, Inc. (Formerly Known as Dex Media Holdings, Inc.)Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property
May 1, 2024
Reel 67287, frame 759
Thryv, Inc.Citizens Bank, N.a.Security Interest
May 3, 2024
Reel 67310, frame 627
Thryv, Inc.Citizens Bank, N.a.Security Interest
May 7, 2024
Reel 67341, frame 434
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationThryv, Inc.Release of Security Interest
May 10, 2024
Reel 67381, frame 745
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationDex Media, Inc.; Yp LLC; Yellowpages.com LLC; Yp Advertising & Publishing LLC; Print Media LLC; Cerberus Yp Digital Blocker LLC; Cerberus Yp Blocker LLC; Yp Holdings LLC; Print Media Holdings LLC; Yp Intermediate Holdings Corp.; Yp Western Holdings Corp.; Yp Southeast Holdings Corp.; Yp Midwest Holdings Corp.; Yp Connecticut Holdings Corp.; Plusmo Holdings Corp.; Ingenio Holdings Corp.Release of Security Interest
May 10, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationDex Media, Inc.Release of Security Interest
May 10, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationYp LLCRelease of Security Interest
May 10, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationYellowpages.com LLCRelease of Security Interest
May 10, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationYp Advertising & Publishing LLCRelease of Security Interest
May 10, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationPrint Media LLCRelease of Security Interest
May 10, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationCerberus Yp Digital Blocker LLCRelease of Security Interest
May 10, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationCerberus Yp Blocker LLCRelease of Security Interest
May 10, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationYp Holdings LLCRelease of Security Interest
May 10, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationPrint Media Holdings LLCRelease of Security Interest
May 10, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationYp Intermediate Holdings Corp.Release of Security Interest
May 10, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationYp Western Holdings Corp.Release of Security Interest
May 10, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationYp Southeast Holdings Corp.Release of Security Interest
May 10, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationYp Midwest Holdings Corp.Release of Security Interest
May 10, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationYp Connecticut Holdings Corp.Release of Security Interest
May 10, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationPlusmo Holdings Corp.Release of Security Interest
May 10, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationIngenio Holdings Corp.Release of Security Interest
Jan 7, 2025
Reel 69830, frame 618
PNC Bank, National Association, as AgentYellowpages.com LLCRelease of Security Interest

Sources

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