Collateral for a security interest recorded Jan 25, 2022 (Transamerica Life Insurance Company).
Term ends Nov 20, 2034 · High confidence
20-year base term ends May 15, 2034
Held by Micatu Inc.
Filed May 15, 2014 as application 14/278,856 · Granted May 24, 2016
Base term plus 189 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2014
2034
Clock starts
May 15, 2014
May 15, 2014
Term ends
Nov 20, 2034
Nov 20, 2034
Granted
May 24, 2016
May 24, 2016
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
189
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 189 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 May 15, 2014, when this application, 14/278,856, was filed | May 15, 2034 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +189 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Nov 20, 2034 | 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 | Nov 20, 2034 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 2014 Reel 34377, frame 128 | Optisense Network, LLC | Gridview Optical Solutions, LLC. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 8, 2021 Reel 54940, frame 803 | Micatu Inc. | Silicon Valley Bank | Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Feb 19, 2021 Reel 55328, frame 714 | Gridview Optical Solutions, LLC; Micatu Inc. | Micatu Inc. | Merger and Change of Name |
| Jan 25, 2022 Reel 58838, frame 781 | Micatu Inc. | Transamerica Life Insurance Company | Security Interest |
| Dec 19, 2022 Reel 62143, frame 771 | Silicon Valley Bank | Micatu Holdings, Inc. | Lien |
| Jan 9, 2023 Reel 62312, frame 124 | Silicon Valley Bank | Micatu Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Nov 2034
Term ends Nov 20, 2034. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 189 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
1
later US patent cites this one
That is below the median of utility patents granted in 2016 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.