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US D685,876 In force
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Collateral for a security interest recorded Mar 26, 2015 (General Electric Capital Corporation).

Term ends Jul 9, 2027 · High confidence

Filed May 14, 2012 as application 29/420,800 · Granted Jul 9, 2013
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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 2, 2012
Reel 28534, frame 1
Cutler, Kyle; Li, Qingshuang; Guo, Mengshi; Li, XiangkeNiagara Conservation Corp.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jan 8, 2014
Reel 31915, frame 67
Niagara Conservation Corp.Am Conservation Group, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jan 17, 2014
Reel 32087, frame 78
Am Conservation Group, Inc.Fifth Third BankAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Mar 25, 2015
Reel 35293, frame 411
Am Conservation Group, Inc.Fifth Third BankCorrective Assignment to Correct the Nature of the Conveyance from an Assignment of Assignor's Interest to a Security Interest Previously Recorded on Reel 032087 Frame 0078. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Interest from Am Conservation Group, Inc. to Fifth Third Bank, as Agent.
Mar 26, 2015
Reel 35266, frame 304
Am Conservation Group, Inc.General Electric Capital Corporation, as AgentSecurity Interest
Mar 26, 2015
Reel 35266, frame 454
Fifth Third BankAm Conservation Group, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Sep 4, 2015
Reel 36552, frame 580
General Electric Capital CorporationAntares Capital LPAssignment of Intellectual Property Security Agreement
Oct 31, 2016
Reel 40178, frame 902
Am Conservation Group, Inc.Antares Capital LP, as AgentSecurity Interest
Jan 11, 2017
Reel 40950, frame 109
Antares Capital LP, as AgentAm Conservation Group, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Aug 14, 2019
Reel 50057, frame 962
Am Conservation Group, Inc.; Planetecosystems, LLCAntares Capital LPFirst Lien Patent Security Agreement
Aug 14, 2019
Reel 50058, frame 127
Am Conservation Group, Inc.; Planetecosystems, LLCNew Mountain Finance Servicing, L.L.C.Second Lien Patent Security Agreement
Aug 16, 2019
Reel 50079, frame 85
Antares Capital LPAm Conservation Group, Inc.Release of Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame : 040178/0902
Feb 26, 2024
Reel 66681, frame 60
New Mountain Finance Servicing, L.L.C., as Second Lien Collateral AgentPlanetecosystems, LLC; Am Conservation Group, Inc.Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 050058, Frame 0127
Feb 26, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
New Mountain Finance Servicing, L.L.C., as Second Lien Collateral AgentPlanetecosystems, LLCTermination and Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 050058, Frame 0127
Feb 26, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
New Mountain Finance Servicing, L.L.C., as Second Lien Collateral AgentAm Conservation Group, Inc.Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 050058, Frame 0127
Aug 1, 2025
Reel 71905, frame 305
Am Conservation Group, Inc.; Planetecosystems, LLCBain Capital Credit, LPSecurity Interest
Aug 4, 2025
Reel 72347, frame 128
Antares Capital LP, as Collateral AgentAm Conservation Group, Inc.; Planetecosystems, LLCTermination and Release of First Lien Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 050057, Frame 0962
Aug 4, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
Antares Capital LP, as Collateral AgentAm Conservation Group, Inc.Termination and Release of First Lien Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 050057, Frame 0962
Aug 4, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
Antares Capital LP, as Collateral AgentPlanetecosystems, LLCTermination and Release of First Lien Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 050057, Frame 0962

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