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Proppant Discharge System and a Container for Use in Such a Proppant Discharge System

US 10,464,741 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded Jul 31, 2024 (Wilmington Trust, National Association).

Term ends Jul 23, 2032 · High confidence

Filed Sep 27, 2012 as application 13/628,702 · Granted Nov 5, 2019
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2012 2032
Clock starts
Jul 23, 2012
Term ends
Jul 23, 2032
Granted
Nov 5, 2019
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.
No effect
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 9,725,233, to Jul 23, 2032. The term already ends on or before that date, so the cap shortened nothing.
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.
79
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. A terminal disclaimer is resolved from the filed document, and it ends no earlier than this term, so it shortens nothing. 1 of 3 maintenance fees is paid so far. Confidence: High. 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.
StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Jul 23, 2012, when application 13/555,635, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Sep 27, 2012)Jul 23, 2032High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Terminal disclaimer capDisclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 9,725,233)resolves to Jul 23, 2032, no earlier than this term, so no changeHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events1 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderJul 23, 2032High confidence

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US 8,827,118In force
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Jan 2032
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US 9,718,610In force
Sep 2032
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US 10,464,741this patent
Jul 2032
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US 8,505,780In force
Dec 2031
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US 8,668,430Surrendered on reissue
Mar 2017
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US 9,725,233In force
Jul 2032
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US 8,585,341In force
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8 of 79 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. 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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Oct 2, 2013
Reel 31332, frame 939
Oren, JohnOren Technologies, LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Oct 9, 2013
Reel 31394, frame 520
Oren Technologies, LLCSandbox Enterprises, LLCLicense
Sep 13, 2014
Reel 33735, frame 563
Oren, JoshuaOren Technologies, LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Oct 11, 2016
Reel 40269, frame 285
Sandbox Logistics, LLC; Oren Technologies, LLCBNP ParibasSecurity Interest
Oct 28, 2020
Reel 54443, frame 731
Oren Technologies, LLCSandbox Enterprises, LLCIP Assignment Agreement
Jul 31, 2024
Reel 68236, frame 81
Sandbox Enterprises, LLCWilmington Trust, National Association, as Collateral AgentNotice of Grant of Security Interest in Intellectual Property (First Lien)
Aug 1, 2024
Reel 68324, frame 556
Bnp Paribas, As Collateral AgentSandbox Logistics, LLC; Oren Technologies, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Aug 1, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
Bnp Paribas, As Collateral AgentSandbox Logistics, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Aug 1, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
Bnp Paribas, As Collateral AgentOren Technologies, LLCRelease of Security Interest

Sources

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

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