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US 9,587,998 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded Nov 25, 2019 (BMO Harris Bank N.A.).

Term ends May 30, 2032 · High confidence

Filed Aug 21, 2015 as application 14/832,746 · Granted Mar 7, 2017
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2012 2032
Clock starts
May 30, 2012
Term ends
May 30, 2032
Granted
Mar 7, 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.
3
Family applications on record here
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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

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 May 30, 2012, when application 13/483,961, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Aug 21, 2015)May 30, 2032High 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 30, 2032High confidence

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May 2032
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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
Aug 21, 2015
Reel 36394, frame 281
Branch, Clinton A.Shockwatch, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Mar 22, 2018
Reel 45319, frame 669
Shockwatch, Inc.Texas Capital Bank, National AssociationSecurity Interest
Nov 25, 2019
Reel 51112, frame 899
Shockwatch, Inc.BMO Harris Bank N.A., as Collateral AgentIntellectual Property Security Agreement
Nov 25, 2019
Reel 51112, frame 973
Texas Capital Bank, National AssociationShockwatch, Inc.Release of Security Interest in Patents and Trademarks Recorded at Reel 045319, Frame 0669
Sep 30, 2024
Reel 68739, frame 767
Shockwatch, Inc.Barings Finance LLC, as Collateral AgentSecurity Interest
Oct 1, 2024
Reel 68755, frame 743
BMO Bank N.A. (F/K/A BMO Harris Bank N.A.), as Collateral AgentShockwatch, Inc.Release of Security Interest

Sources

Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO

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