Collateral for a security interest recorded Apr 6, 2026 (Unity Master LLC Series XIX).
Term ends Mar 3, 2033 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Aug 13, 2032
Why Medium: A parent in the chain could not be resolved.
Held by GL IP Protect LLC
Filed Feb 8, 2016 as application 15/017,750 · Granted Jun 25, 2019
Base term plus 202 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2012
2033
Clock starts
Aug 13, 2012
Aug 13, 2012
Term ends
Mar 3, 2033
Mar 3, 2033
Granted
Jun 25, 2019
Jun 25, 2019
base term
patent term adjustment
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
202
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
1 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.
3
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 runs 202 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 1 of 3 maintenance fees is paid so far. Confidence: Medium. from the record
How we calculated this date
One row per rule, each showing its own input and what it did to the date. A step we could not verify says so instead of resolving itself.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Aug 13, 2012, when application 13/584,005, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Feb 8, 2016); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row) | Aug 13, 2032 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | A parent in the chain could not be resolved | dated from this application's own claim | Medium confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +202 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Mar 3, 2033 | 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 | 1 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Mar 3, 2033 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 8,675,731 | In force Aug 2032 | Aug 2032 |
| US 9,258,389 | In force Aug 2032 | Aug 2032 |
| US 10,333,547 | this patent Mar 2033 | Mar 2033 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 2016 Reel 37800, frame 389 | Kalevo, Ossi Mikael; Karkkainen, Tuomas | Gurologic Microsystems Oy | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 16, 2026 Reel 74092, frame 232 | Gurulogic Microsystems Oy | GL IP Protect LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 6, 2026 Reel 75366, frame 123 | GL IP Protect LLC | Unity Master LLC Series XIX | Security Interest |
| Sep 11, 2026 Reel 76482, frame 384 | Qord IP Protection LLC; Capricode IP Protection LLC; VDT IP Protection LLC; Nixu FL IP Protection LLC; NTSK IP Protection LLC; Sim IP HXR LLC; Friendship IP Protection LLC; GL IP Protect LLC; Powerbridge IP Protection LLC; Sforce IP Protection LLC | Macquarie Equipment Capital Inc. | Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Mar 2033
Term ends Mar 3, 2033. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 202 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
10
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: the base term, any term adjustment or extension, any disclaimer cap, and the maintenance fee record, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.