Collateral for a security interest recorded Jun 16, 2025 (Ares Capital Corporation).
Term ends Dec 22, 2035 · High confidence
Held by Werner Co.
Filed Jun 16, 2017 as application 29/607,868 · Granted Dec 22, 2020
Base term, 15 years from grant
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2020
2035
Clock starts
Dec 22, 2020
Dec 22, 2020
Term ends
Dec 22, 2035
Dec 22, 2035
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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
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15 years from grant
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| Base term, 15 years from grant | Granted Dec 22, 2020 | Dec 22, 2035 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High 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 |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Dec 22, 2035 | High confidence |
This family
| US 10,612,305 | In force Dec 2036 | Dec 2036 |
| US D835,807 | In force Dec 2033 | Dec 2033 |
| US D905,869 | this patent Dec 2035 | Dec 2035 |
| US D935,053 | In force Nov 2036 | Nov 2036 |
| US 10,590,703 | In force Dec 2036 | Dec 2036 |
| US 12,398,597 | In force Aug 2040 | Aug 2040 |
| US 12,392,197 | In force Dec 2038 | Dec 2038 |
| Application 19/019,893 | Pending not computed | not computed |
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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.
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2017 Reel 43335, frame 92 | Lentine, Tek; Dangrow, Joseph C.; Mora, Daniel C.; Fields, Adam C.; Parker, Thomas W.; Beggs, Robert D.; Sedlacek, Brent | Werner Co. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 25, 2017 Reel 43327, frame 956 | Knaack LLC; Werner Co.; Werner Technologies, Inc. | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent in Respect of the ABL Credit Agreement | Patent Security Agreement (ABL) |
| Jul 25, 2017 Reel 43328, frame 1 | Knaack LLC; Werner Co.; Werner Technologies, Inc. | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent in Respect of the Term Loan Credit Agreement | Patent Security Agreement (TERM Loan) |
| Jun 12, 2023 Reel 63958, frame 740 | Werner Co. | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Jun 12, 2023 Reel 63957, frame 231 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Knaack LLC; Werner Co.; Werner Technologies, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents at R/F 043328/0001 |
| Jun 12, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Knaack LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents at R/F 043328/0001 |
| Jun 12, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Werner Co. | Release of Security Interest in Patents at R/F 043328/0001 |
| Jun 12, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Werner Technologies, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents at R/F 043328/0001 |
| Jun 27, 2023 Reel 64126, frame 396 | Werner Co. | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Jun 27, 2023 Reel 64205, frame 636 | Werner Co. | Willa Finco II SARL (Formerly Triton V Luxco 95 SARL) | Security Interest |
| Jun 16, 2025 Reel 71636, frame 185 | Werner Co. | Ares Capital Corporation, As Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Jun 16, 2025 Reel 71649, frame 699 | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral Agent | Werner Co. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 063958, Frame 0740 |
| Jun 16, 2025 Reel 71649, frame 774 | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral Agent | Werner Co. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 064126, Frame 0396 |
| Jun 16, 2025 Reel 71649, frame 887 | Willa Finco II SARL | Werner Co. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 064205, Frame 0636 |
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