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Method for Requesting Transportation Services

US 9,997,076 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded Nov 3, 2022 (JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.).

Term ends Jan 5, 2029 · High confidence

Held by Lyft, Inc.
Filed Jul 11, 2017 as application 15/646,989 · Granted Jun 12, 2018
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2009 2029
Clock starts
Jan 5, 2009
Term ends
Jan 5, 2029
Granted
Jun 12, 2018
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 2
Maintenance fees paid
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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 2 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record

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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Jan 5, 2009, when application 12/348,850, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jul 11, 2017)Jan 5, 2029High 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 2 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderJan 5, 2029High 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
Jul 13, 2017
Reel 43003, frame 295
Lubeck, Olaf Martin; Hall, John HAirsmobile Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Dec 6, 2017
Reel 44313, frame 993
Airsmobile, Inc.Prosper Technology, LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Jan 18, 2019
Reel 48060, frame 649
Prosper Technology, LLCLyft, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Nov 3, 2022
Reel 61880, frame 237
Lyft, Inc.JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative AgentSecurity Interest

Sources

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

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