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Providing Evacuation Information During an Adverse Condition

US 10,812,931 In force
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Term ends Aug 3, 2032 · High confidence

Held by Thingz, Inc.
Filed Dec 4, 2018 as application 16/209,511 · Granted Oct 20, 2020
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2012 2032
Clock starts
Aug 3, 2012
Term ends
Aug 3, 2032
Granted
Oct 20, 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.
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Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
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Maintenance fees paid
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Family applications on record here
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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Aug 3, 2012, when application 13/566,824, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Dec 4, 2018)Aug 3, 2032High 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 events1 of 2 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderAug 3, 2032High confidence

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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
Jul 3, 2020
Reel 53114, frame 886
Grube, Gary W.; Quisenberry, Evan Edward; Buchalo, John EdwardThe Safety Network PartnershipAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Jul 10, 2020
Reel 53176, frame 216
Grube, Gary W.; Quisenberry, Evan Edward; Buchalo, John EdwardThe Safety Network Partnership, LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
May 25, 2025
Reel 71215, frame 157
The Safety Network Partnership, LLCThingz, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest

Sources

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