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US 9,428,953 In force
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Collateral for a security interest recorded Mar 4, 2020 (TCF National Bank).

Term ends May 4, 2035 · High confidence

Filed May 4, 2015 as application 14/703,027 · Granted Aug 30, 2016
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2015 2035
Clock starts
May 4, 2015
Term ends
May 4, 2035
Granted
Aug 30, 2016
base term 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
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
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.
7
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This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record

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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts May 4, 2015, when this application, 14/703,027, was filedMay 4, 2035High 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 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderMay 4, 2035High confidence

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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
Jun 12, 2015
Reel 35827, frame 445
Briese, William; Weber, Clifford J.Ged Integrated Solutions, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Oct 16, 2017
Reel 44217, frame 213
Ged Integrated Solutions, Inc.Fifth Third BankFirst Amendment to Patent Security Agreement
Oct 30, 2017
Reel 43982, frame 353
Ged Integrated Solutions, Inc.Ged Integrated Solutions, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Mar 4, 2020
Reel 52159, frame 408
Ged Purchaser, Inc.; Ged Integrated Holdings, Inc.; Ged Integrated Solutions, Inc.TCF National BankSecurity Interest
Mar 6, 2020
Reel 52117, frame 127
Fifth Third Bank, National Association, Formerly Known as Fifth Third BankGed Integrated Solutions, Inc.Release of Security Interest
May 25, 2021
Reel 56392, frame 656
Ged Purchaser, Inc.; Ged Integrated Holdings, Inc.; Ged Integrated Solutions, Inc.; Norfield Acquisition, LLCTcf National Bank, As Administrative AgentSecurity Interest
Jun 28, 2023
Reel 64149, frame 591
The Huntington National Bank (Successor by Merger to TCF National Bank)Ged Purchaser, Inc.; Ged Integrated Holdings, Inc.; Ged Integrated Solutions, Inc.; Norfield Acquisition, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Jun 28, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
The Huntington National Bank (Successor by Merger to TCF National Bank)Ged Purchaser, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jun 28, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
The Huntington National Bank (Successor by Merger to TCF National Bank)Ged Integrated Holdings, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jun 28, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
The Huntington National Bank (Successor by Merger to TCF National Bank)Ged Integrated Solutions, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jun 28, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
The Huntington National Bank (Successor by Merger to TCF National Bank)Norfield Acquisition, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Aug 9, 2023
Reel 64533, frame 230
Ged Integrated Solutions, Inc.Synovus BankSecurity Interest

Sources

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