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System and Method for Determining and Controlling Status and Location of an Object

US 10,134,007 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded Jul 2, 2021 (HPS Investment Partners, LLC, as the Collateral Agent).

Term ends Jul 23, 2035 · High confidence

Filed Sep 18, 2017 as application 15/707,308 · Granted Nov 20, 2018
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2015 2035
Clock starts
Jul 23, 2015
Term ends
Jul 23, 2035
Granted
Nov 20, 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
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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 Jul 23, 2015, when application 14/807,660, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Sep 18, 2017)Jul 23, 2035High 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 orderJul 23, 2035High confidence

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US 9,592,964In force
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US 10,846,656In force
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Application 17/101,600Abandoned
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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
Jan 5, 2018
Reel 44545, frame 849
Göllü, AleksPinc SolutionsAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Dec 20, 2018
Reel 47830, frame 794
Pinc SolutionsAvidbankSecurity Interest
Jun 11, 2020
Reel 52914, frame 446
Pinc SolutionsSilicon Valley Bank, As Administrative AgentIntellectual Property Security Agreement
Jul 2, 2021
Reel 56746, frame 493
Silicon Valley Bank, As Administrative AgentPinc SolutionsRelease of Security Interest
Jul 2, 2021
Reel 56748, frame 77
Pinc SolutionsHPS Investment Partners, LLC, as the Collateral AgentSecurity Interest
Jul 2, 2021
Reel 56757, frame 981
AvidbankPinc SolutionsRelease of Security Interest

Sources

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

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