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Robot Queueing in Order-Fulfillment Operations

US 9,776,324 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded Jun 22, 2022 (Silicon Valley Bank).

Term ends Mar 25, 2036 · High confidence

Filed Mar 25, 2016 as application 15/081,124 · Granted Oct 3, 2017
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2016 2036
Clock starts
Mar 25, 2016
Term ends
Mar 25, 2036
Granted
Oct 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: High. from the record

How we calculated this date

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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Mar 25, 2016, when this application, 15/081,124, was filedMar 25, 2036High 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 orderMar 25, 2036High confidence

This family

US 9,776,324this patent
Mar 2036
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Application PCT/US2017/024194PCT application
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Application 15/628,751Abandoned
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US 10,513,033In force
Mar 2036
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US 10,913,604In force
Aug 2036
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Application PCT/US2018/038695PCT application
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Application PCT/US2018/038674PCT application
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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
Aug 18, 2016
Reel 39475, frame 486
Johnson, Mike; Johnson, Sean; Powers, Bradley; Gallagher, Kaitlin MargaretLocus Robotics CorporationAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Jun 22, 2022
Reel 60402, frame 874
Locus Robotic Corp.Silicon Valley BankSecurity Interest
Nov 19, 2024
Reel 69386, frame 647
Locus Robotics Corp.First-Citizens Bank & Trust CompanySecurity Interest
Dec 11, 2024
Reel 69589, frame 575
Locus Robotics Corp.Hercules Capital, Inc.Corrective Assignment to Correct the the Receiving Party Data Previously Recorded on Reel 69386 Frame 647. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Interest.
Dec 19, 2024
Reel 69743, frame 192
Locus Robotics Corp.First-Citizens Bank & Trust CompanyTermination and Release of Intellectual Property Security Agreement Reel 007759, Frame 0314
Dec 19, 2024
Reel 69743, frame 206
Locus Robotics Corp.First-Citizens Bank & Trust CompanyTermination and Release of Intellectual Property Security Agreement Reel 007759, Frame 0295

Sources

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

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