Collateral for a security interest recorded May 20, 2024 (Stifel Bank).
Term ends Nov 15, 2032 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 15, 2032
Held by Vecna Robotics, Inc.
Filed Jan 30, 2014 as application 14/168,106 · Granted Oct 23, 2018
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2012
2032
Clock starts
Nov 15, 2012
Nov 15, 2012
Term ends
Nov 15, 2032
Nov 15, 2032
Granted
Oct 23, 2018
Oct 23, 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 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.
5
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
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Nov 15, 2012, when application 13/678,193, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jan 30, 2014) | Nov 15, 2032 | 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 |
| Fee events | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Nov 15, 2032 | High confidence |
This family
| US 10,216,865 | In force Apr 2033 | Apr 2033 |
| US 9,089,969 | In force Nov 2032 | Nov 2032 |
| US 10,108,185 | this patent Nov 2032 | Nov 2032 |
| US 10,793,047 | In force Nov 2032 | Nov 2032 |
| Application 17/063,208 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
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.
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2018 Reel 47015, frame 45 | Theobald, Daniel | Vecna Technologies, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 7, 2020 Reel 53427, frame 953 | Vecna Robotics, Inc. | Comerica Bank | Security Interest |
| Dec 19, 2022 Reel 62156, frame 617 | Vecna Robotics, Inc. | Triplepoint Capital LLC, as Collateral Agent | Security Agreement |
| Dec 21, 2022 Reel 62202, frame 36 | Comerica Bank | Vecna Robotics, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 4, 2024 Reel 67020, frame 397 | Vecna Technologies, Inc. | Vecna Robotics, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 20, 2024 Reel 67472, frame 120 | Vecna Robotics, Inc.; Vecna Robotics Interco LLC | Stifel Bank | Security Interest |
| May 7, 2025 Reel 71220, frame 483 | Triplepoint Capital LLC | Vecna Robotics, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
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What's changing
Nov 2032
Term ends Nov 15, 2032. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Citations
34
later US patents cite this one
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