Collateral for a security interest recorded Feb 18, 2022 (Owl Rock Capital Corporation).
Term ends Jun 30, 2034 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Jun 30, 2034
Why Medium: A parent in the chain could not be resolved.
Held by Digital Reasoning Systems, Inc.
Filed Aug 28, 2015 as application 14/839,348 · Granted Jan 3, 2017
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2014
2034
Clock starts
Jun 30, 2014
Jun 30, 2014
Term ends
Jun 30, 2034
Jun 30, 2034
Granted
Jan 3, 2017
Jan 3, 2017
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 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
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. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: Medium. 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 Jun 30, 2014, when application 14/320,566, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Aug 28, 2015); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row) | Jun 30, 2034 | 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 | 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 | Jun 30, 2034 | Medium confidence |
This family
| Application 14/320,566 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 9,348,815 | In force Jun 2034 | Jun 2034 |
| US 9,535,902 | this patent Jun 2034 | Jun 2034 |
| US 9,697,192 | In force Jun 2034 | Jun 2034 |
| US 10,878,184 | In force Jun 2034 | Jun 2034 |
| US 11,640,494 | In force Jun 2034 | Jun 2034 |
| US 12,026,455 | In force Jun 2034 | Jun 2034 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2015 Reel 36640, frame 172 | Michalak, Phillip Daniel; Graham, Kenneth; Massey, Keith Ellis; Zamata, James; Gardner, Holly | Digital Reasoning Systems, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 6, 2019 Reel 50289, frame 90 | Digital Reasoning Systems, Inc. | Midcap Financial Trust, As Agent | Security Interest |
| Nov 23, 2020 Reel 54499, frame 41 | Midcap Financial Trust | Digital Reasoning Systems, Inc. | Release of Security Interest : Recorded at Reel/Frame - 050289/0090 |
| Dec 3, 2020 Reel 54537, frame 541 | Digital Reasoning Systems, Inc.; Mobileguard, LLC; Actiance, Inc.; Entrada, Inc. | Pnc Bank, National Association | Security Interest |
| Feb 18, 2022 Reel 59191, frame 435 | Digital Reasoning Systems, Inc. | Owl Rock Capital Corporation, as Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Feb 22, 2022 Reel 59353, frame 549 | Pnc Bank, National Association | Digital Reasoning Systems, Inc.; Mobileguard, LLC; Actiance, Inc.; Entreda, Inc. | Termination and Release of Patent Security Agreement at Reel/Frame No. 54537/0541 |
| Feb 22, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Pnc Bank, National Association | Digital Reasoning Systems, Inc. | Termination and Release of Patent Security Agreement at Reel/Frame No. 54537/0541 |
| Feb 22, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Pnc Bank, National Association | Mobileguard, LLC | Termination and Release of Patent Security Agreement at Reel/Frame No. 54537/0541 |
| Feb 22, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Pnc Bank, National Association | Actiance, Inc. | Termination and Release of Patent Security Agreement at Reel/Frame No. 54537/0541 |
| Feb 22, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Pnc Bank, National Association | Entreda, Inc. | Termination and Release of Patent Security Agreement at Reel/Frame No. 54537/0541 |
Sources
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Jun 2034
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Citations
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