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US 9,420,116 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded Apr 12, 2024 (Ares Capital Corporation).

Term ends Jan 29, 2033 · High confidence

Filed Jan 29, 2015 as application 14/609,121 · Granted Aug 16, 2016
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2013 2033
Clock starts
Jan 29, 2013
Term ends
Jan 29, 2033
Granted
Aug 16, 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.
No effect
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 8,976,939, to Jan 29, 2033. The term already ends on or before that date, so the cap shortened nothing.
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 is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer is resolved from the filed document, and it ends no earlier than this term, so it shortens nothing. 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.
StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Jan 29, 2013, when application 13/752,709, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jan 29, 2015)Jan 29, 2033High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Terminal disclaimer capDisclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 8,976,939)resolves to Jan 29, 2033, no earlier than this term, so no changeHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events2 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderJan 29, 2033High confidence

This family

US 8,976,939In force
Mar 2033
Mar 2033
US 9,420,116this patent
Jan 2033
Jan 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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Jan 29, 2015
Reel 34847, frame 753
Hamilton, Mark David; Newsome, Rochelle Rae; Macdonald, Scott Michael; Crosby, Paul L.; Meng, Chen-lu; Martin, Ken D.Tritech Software SystemsAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Apr 18, 2017
Reel 42279, frame 468
Tritech Software SystemsAres Capital Corporation, As Collateral AgentFirst Lien Patent Security Agreement
Apr 18, 2017
Reel 42280, frame 178
Tritech Software SystemsAres Capital Corporation, As Collateral AgentSecond Lien Patent Security Agreement
Jun 28, 2018
Reel 46455, frame 128
Ares Capital Corporation, As Administrative AgentTritech Software SystemsTermination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights
Jul 5, 2018
Reel 46491, frame 873
Tritech Software SystemsAntares Capital LP, as Collateral AgentFirst Lien Grant of Security Interest in Patent
Jul 5, 2018
Reel 46491, frame 880
Tritech Software SystemsAntares Capital LP, as Collateral AgentSecond Lien Grant of Security Interest in Patents
Aug 31, 2018
Reel 46990, frame 175
Advanced Public Safety, LLC; Jurisdiction Online, LLC; Tritech Software Systems; Public Safety CorporationAntares Capital LP, as Collateral AgentFirst Lien Patent Security Agreement
Aug 31, 2018
Reel 46991, frame 845
Antares Capital LP, as Collateral AgentTritech Software SystemsRelease of First Lien Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 046491/0873
Aug 31, 2018
Reel 47528, frame 561
Advanced Public Safety, LLC; Jurisdiction Online, LLC; Tritech Software Systems; Public Safety CorporationAntares Capital LP, as Collateral AgentSecond Lien Patent Security Agreement
Aug 31, 2018
Reel 47570, frame 648
Antares Capital LP, as Collateral AgentTritech Software SystemsRelease of Second Lien Patent Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 046491/0880
Apr 12, 2024
Reel 67088, frame 941
Centralsquare Technologies, LLC; Tritech Software SystemsAres Capital Corporation, As Collateral AgentSecurity Interest
Apr 15, 2024
Reel 67104, frame 103
Antares Capital LP, as AgentAdvanced Public Safety, LLC; Jurisdiction Online, LLC; Tritech Software Systems; Public Safety CorporationRelease of First Lien Security Interest in Patents
Apr 15, 2024
Reel 67104, frame 128
Antares Capital LP, as AgentAdvanced Public Safety, LLC; Jurisdiction Online, LLC; Tritech Software Systems; Public Safety CorporationRelease of Second Lien Security Interest in Patents
Apr 15, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
Antares Capital LP, as AgentAdvanced Public Safety, LLCRelease of First Lien Security Interest in Patents
Apr 15, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
Antares Capital LP, as AgentJurisdiction Online, LLCRelease of First Lien Security Interest in Patents
Apr 15, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
Antares Capital LP, as AgentTritech Software SystemsRelease of First Lien Security Interest in Patents
Apr 15, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
Antares Capital LP, as AgentPublic Safety CorporationRelease of First Lien Security Interest in Patents
Apr 15, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
Antares Capital LP, as AgentAdvanced Public Safety, LLCRelease of Second Lien Security Interest in Patents
Apr 15, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
Antares Capital LP, as AgentJurisdiction Online, LLCRelease of Second Lien Security Interest in Patents
Apr 15, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
Antares Capital LP, as AgentTritech Software SystemsRelease of Second Lien Security Interest in Patents
Apr 15, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
Antares Capital LP, as AgentPublic Safety CorporationRelease of Second Lien Security Interest in Patents
Dec 2, 2025
Reel 73082, frame 869
Centralsquare Inc.Tritech Software SystemsLicense

Sources

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