Collateral for a security interest recorded Feb 2, 2023 (Owl Rock Core Income Corp.).
Term ends Mar 10, 2037 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 10, 2037
Held by KNOWBE4, Inc.
Filed Dec 21, 2018 as application 16/229,905 · Granted Mar 3, 2020
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2017
2037
Clock starts
Mar 10, 2017
Mar 10, 2017
Term ends
Mar 10, 2037
Mar 10, 2037
Granted
Mar 3, 2020
Mar 3, 2020
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.
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.
7
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. 1 of 3 maintenance fees is 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 Mar 10, 2017, when application 15/455,448, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Dec 21, 2018) | Mar 10, 2037 | 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 | 1 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Mar 10, 2037 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,749,360 | In force Mar 2037 | Mar 2037 |
| US 10,165,006 | In force Mar 2037 | Mar 2037 |
| Application PCT/US2017/068291 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 10,581,912 | this patent Mar 2037 | Mar 2037 |
| US 11,070,587 | In force Mar 2037 | Mar 2037 |
| US 11,601,470 | In force Jun 2037 | Jun 2037 |
| US 11,936,688 | In force Mar 2037 | Mar 2037 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 2020 Reel 54664, frame 954 | Irimie, Alin; Kras, Greg; Austin, David; Dalton, Benjamin | KNOWBE4, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 12, 2021 Reel 56885, frame 889 | KNOWBE4, Inc. | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Notice of Grant of Security Interest in Patents |
| Feb 2, 2023 Reel 62625, frame 841 | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | KNOWBE4, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel/Frame No.: 056885/0889 |
| Feb 2, 2023 Reel 62627, frame 1 | KNOWBE4, Inc. | Owl Rock Core Income Corp., as Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Jul 28, 2025 Reel 72108, frame 205 | Blue Owl Credit Income Corp. (Formerly Known as Owl Rock Core Income Corp.) | KNOWBE4, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patent Collateral Recorded at Reel/Frame: 062627/0001 |
| Aug 8, 2025 Reel 72337, frame 277 | KNOWBE4, Inc. | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
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What's changing
Mar 2037
Term ends Mar 10, 2037. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Citations
0
later US patents cite this one
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