Collateral for a security interest recorded Nov 15, 2024 (Metageek, Inc.).
Term ends no later than Nov 18, 2029 · Low confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 18, 2029
In force on USPTO's status record and by its fee record. A terminal disclaimer on file may shorten this term, possibly to a date already past; its reference document is unresolved, so the date above is an upper bound and no earlier date is guessed.
Held by Dechnia, LLC
Filed Aug 31, 2015 as application 14/840,265 · Granted Sep 13, 2016
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2009
2029
Clock starts
Nov 18, 2009
Nov 18, 2009
Ends no later than
Nov 18, 2029
Nov 18, 2029
Granted
Sep 13, 2016
Sep 13, 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.
Unresolved
Terminal disclaimer
On file, reference document not resolved, so the date above is an upper bound. We do not guess the cap.
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.
9
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 on file with no resolved reference, so no cap is applied and none is guessed. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: Low. 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 Nov 18, 2009, when application 12/621,187, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Aug 31, 2015); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row) | Nov 18, 2029 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | A parent in the chain could not be resolved | dated from this application's own claim | Medium confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | Disclaimer on file (approved), reference document not resolved | no cap applied, and none guessed | Medium 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 | no later than Nov 18, 2029 | Low confidence |
This family
| US 7,459,898 | In force Jan 2027 | Jan 2027 |
| US 7,877,698 | In force Oct 2029 | Oct 2029 |
| US 8,006,195 | In force Mar 2028 | Mar 2028 |
| US 8,576,231 | In force Nov 2026 | Nov 2026 |
| US 9,143,952 | In force (reinstated) Nov 2029 | Nov 2029 |
| US 9,445,293 | this patent no later than Nov 2029 | no later than Nov 2029 |
6 of 9 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. 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.
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2015 Reel 36456, frame 577 | Woodings, Ryan Winfield | Metageek, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 2, 2022 Reel 60090, frame 419 | Metageek, LLC | Metageek, Inc. | Merger |
| Jun 16, 2022 Reel 60232, frame 786 | Metageek, Inc. | Golub Capital LLC | Security Interest |
| Oct 3, 2024 Reel 68787, frame 114 | Golub Capital LLC | Metageek, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 15, 2024 Reel 68897, frame 241 | Metageek, Inc. | Dechnia, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 15, 2024 Reel 69384, frame 659 | Dechnia, LLC | Metageek, Inc. | Security Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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Maintenance fee events come from USPTO's own fee records. Its fee lookup asks for the patent number and the application number.
What's changing
Nov 2029
Term ends no later than Nov 18, 2029. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
A terminal disclaimer is on file and its reference is not resolved. No cap is applied and none is guessed
Open question
A terminal disclaimer is on file (approved) and its reference document is not resolved. A disclaimer would cap the term earlier than Nov 18, 2029. We will not guess the cap.
Citations
3
later US patents cite 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
This computed term ends no later than the date shown; an unresolved terminal disclaimer may end it earlier. 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.