Collateral for a security interest recorded Aug 13, 2013 (Capitalsouth Partners SBIC Fund III, L.P.).
Term ends Dec 21, 2031 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Dec 21, 2031
Held by Mobile Tech, Inc.
Filed Dec 21, 2011 as application 13/332,877 · Granted Jul 7, 2020
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2011
2031
Clock starts
Dec 21, 2011
Dec 21, 2011
Term ends
Dec 21, 2031
Dec 21, 2031
Granted
Jul 7, 2020
Jul 7, 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 2
Maintenance fees paid
Two maintenance fees can end this term early, the ones due 3.5 and 7.5 years from grant; the third one's grace period runs past the term end. This counts the ones the record shows paid.
30
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 2 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 Dec 21, 2011, when this application, 13/332,877, was filed | Dec 21, 2031 | 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 2 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Dec 21, 2031 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,698,617 | In force Feb 2032 | Feb 2032 |
| US 8,698,618 | In force Sep 2031 | Sep 2031 |
| US D663,972 | Term ended Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 |
| US D649,076 | Term ended Nov 2025 | Nov 2025 |
| US 9,092,960 | In force Aug 2031 | Aug 2031 |
| Application PCT/US2011/037235 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 9,220,358 | In force Jul 2031 | Jul 2031 |
| US 10,706,694 | this patent Dec 2031 | Dec 2031 |
8 of 30 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.
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 2012 Reel 27761, frame 900 | Allison, Thaine; Niderost, Donald; Peters, Ron | Merchandising Technologies, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 1, 2013 Reel 30937, frame 416 | Mobile Tech, Inc. | Fifth Third Bank | Security Agreement |
| Aug 3, 2013 Reel 30937, frame 993 | Merchandising Technologies, Inc. | Mobile Tech, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 13, 2013 Reel 31005, frame 148 | Mobile Tech, Inc. | Capitalsouth Partners SBIC Fund III, L.P. | Security Agreement |
| Aug 19, 2016 Reel 39752, frame 495 | Firth Third Bank | Mobile Tech, Inc. | Release of Security Interest Recorded at R/Fs 030937/0416 and 032608/0623 |
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Dec 2031
Term ends Dec 21, 2031. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Citations
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later US patents cite this one
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