Collateral for a security interest recorded May 9, 2023 (Citibank, N.A.).
Term ends Apr 6, 2040 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Apr 6, 2040
Held by Equipmentshare.com Inc.
Filed Jul 27, 2020 as application 16/939,358 · Granted Aug 3, 2021
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2020
2040
Clock starts
Apr 6, 2020
Apr 6, 2020
Term ends
Apr 6, 2040
Apr 6, 2040
Granted
Aug 3, 2021
Aug 3, 2021
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.
10
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
How we calculated this date
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Apr 6, 2020, when application PCT/US2020/026877, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jul 27, 2020) | Apr 6, 2040 | 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 | Apr 6, 2040 | High confidence |
This family
| Application PCT/US2020/026877 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 11,079,755 | this patent Apr 2040 | Apr 2040 |
| US 12,066,824 | In force Jul 2040 | Jul 2040 |
| US 12,140,947 | In force May 2040 | May 2040 |
| US 12,072,702 | In force Sep 2040 | Sep 2040 |
| US 11,662,723 | In force Jul 2040 | Jul 2040 |
| US 11,841,703 | In force Oct 2040 | Oct 2040 |
| US 11,940,789 | In force Sep 2040 | Sep 2040 |
8 of 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2020 Reel 53316, frame 590 | Schlacks, William J., IV; Adams, Brian; Dianics, James; Davis, Ian; Martin, Rob; Pfursich, Scott | Equipmentshare.com Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 28, 2020 Reel 53334, frame 920 | Schlacks, William J., IV; Adams, Brian; Dianics, James; Graves, Ian; Martin, Rob; Pfursich, Scott | Equipmentshare.com Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the 4TH Inventor's Last Name Previously Recorded at Reel: 053316 Frame: 0590. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment . |
| Aug 17, 2021 Reel 57200, frame 452 | Equipmentshare.com Inc. | Capital One, National Association, as Agent | Security Interest |
| Aug 17, 2021 Reel 57205, frame 923 | Equipmentshare.com Inc. | HPS Investment Partners, LLC | Security Interest |
| May 9, 2023 Reel 63583, frame 856 | Equipmentshare.com Inc. | Citibank, N.a. | Security Interest |
| May 3, 2024 Reel 67307, frame 101 | Equipmentshare.com Inc. | Citibank, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Sep 27, 2024 Reel 69066, frame 406 | Equipmentshare.com Inc. | Citibank, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Nov 26, 2025 Reel 73050, frame 1 | Equipmentshare.com Inc. | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Security Interest |
| Nov 26, 2025 Reel 73050, frame 62 | Capital One, National Association | Equipmentshare.com Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 11, 2025 Reel 73194, frame 861 | HPS Investment Partners, LLC, as Collateral Agent | Equipmentshare.com Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 22, 2026 Reel 75800, frame 655 | Equipmentshare.com Inc. | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Supplement No. 1 to Patent Security Agreement |
| Jul 16, 2026 Reel 76508, frame 548 | Equipmentshare.com Inc. | Citibank, N.A., as Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
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Apr 2040
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