Collateral for a security interest recorded Jun 16, 2021 (Alter Domus (US) LLC).
Term ends Apr 24, 2040 · High confidence
20-year base term ends May 1, 2039
Held by Smartdrive Systems, Inc.
Filed May 1, 2019 as application 16/400,841 · Granted Apr 12, 2022
Base term plus 359 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2019
2040
Clock starts
May 1, 2019
May 1, 2019
Term ends
Apr 24, 2040
Apr 24, 2040
Granted
Apr 12, 2022
Apr 12, 2022
base term
patent term adjustment
fee events
Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
359
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
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.
11
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 runs 359 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 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.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts May 1, 2019, when this application, 16/400,841, was filed | May 1, 2039 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +359 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Apr 24, 2040 | 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 24, 2040 | High confidence |
This family
| US 11,300,977 | this patent Apr 2040 | Apr 2040 |
| US 11,609,579 | In force Aug 2039 | Aug 2039 |
| US 11,262,763 | In force Dec 2039 | Dec 2039 |
| Application PCT/US2020/027035 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 11,815,898 | In force May 2039 | May 2039 |
| US 12,055,948 | In force Jun 2039 | Jun 2039 |
| US 12,222,731 | In force May 2039 | May 2039 |
| US 12,216,473 | In force no later than May 2039 | no later than May 2039 |
8 of 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2019 Reel 49054, frame 451 | Ghanbari, Reza; Brookins, Nicholas Shayne; Forney, David; Palmer, Jason; Freitas, Mark | Smartdrive Systems, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 3, 2019 Reel 50255, frame 71 | Smartdrive Systems, Inc. | TCS Talents, LLC, as the Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Oct 6, 2020 Reel 53983, frame 525 | TCS Talents, LLC, as the Collateral Agent | Smartdrive Systems, Inc. | Termination and Release of Grant of a Security Interest - Patents |
| Oct 6, 2020 Reel 54236, frame 320 | Smartdrive Systems, Inc. | Barclays Bank PLC, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Oct 6, 2020 Reel 54236, frame 435 | Smartdrive Systems, Inc. | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Second Lien Patent Security Agreement |
| Jun 8, 2021 Reel 56518, frame 845 | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Grantee | Smartdrive Systems, Inc. | Security Interest Release (Reel/Frame: 054236/0435) |
| Jun 8, 2021 Reel 56520, frame 944 | Barclays Bank PLC, as Grantee | Smartdrive Systems, Inc. | Security Interest Release (Reel/Frame: 054236/0320) |
| Jun 16, 2021 Reel 56598, frame 59 | Omnitracs, LLC; Roadnet Technologies, Inc.; Smartdrive Systems, Inc.; XRS Corporation; Hyperquest, LLC (F/K/A Hyperquest, Inc.); Audatex North America, LLC (F/K/A Audatex North America, Inc.); Claims Services Group, LLC; Dmeautomotive LLC; Enservio, LLC (F/K/A Enservio, Inc.); Mobile Productivity, LLC; See Progress, LLC (F/K/A See Progress, Inc.); Solera Holdings, LLC (F/K/A Solera Holdings, Inc.); Edriving Fleet LLC; Finance Express LLC | Alter Domus (US) LLC, as Collateral Agent | Second Lien Patent Security Agreement |
| Jun 16, 2021 Reel 56601, frame 630 | Omnitracs, LLC; Roadnet Technologies, Inc.; Smartdrive Systems, Inc.; XRS Corporation; Hyperquest, LLC (F/K/A Hyperquest, Inc.); Audatex North America, LLC (F/K/A Audatex North America, Inc.); Claims Services Group, LLC; Dmeautomotive LLC; Enservio, LLC (F/K/A Enservio, Inc.); Mobile Productivity, LLC; See Progress, LLC (F/K/A See Progress, Inc.); Solera Holdings, LLC (F/K/A Solera Holdings, Inc.); Edriving Fleet LLC; Finance Express LLC | Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC, as Collateral Agent | First Lien Patent Security Agreement |
| Nov 17, 2021 Reel 58174, frame 907 | Omnitracs, LLC; Roadnet Technologies, Inc.; Smartdrive Systems, Inc.; XRS Corporation; Hyperquest, LLC (F/K/A Hyperquest, Inc.); Audatex North America, LLC (F/K/A Audatex North America, Inc.); Claims Services Group, LLC; Dmeautomotive LLC; Enservio, LLC (F/K/A Enservio, Inc.); Mobile Productivity, LLC; See Progress, LLC (F/K/A See Progress, Inc.); Solera Holdings, LLC (F/K/A Solera Holdings, Inc.); Edriving Fleet LLC; Finance Express LLC | Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC, as Collateral Agent | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Incorrect Patent Number D856640 Previously Recorded on Reel 056601 Frame 0630. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the First Lien Patent Security Agreement. |
| Nov 17, 2021 Reel 58175, frame 775 | Omnitracs, LLC; Roadnet Technologies, Inc.; Smartdrive Systems, Inc.; XRS Corporation; Hyperquest, LLC (F/K/A Hyperquest, Inc.); Audatex North America, LLC (F/K/A Audatex North America, Inc.); Claims Services Group, LLC; Dmeautomotive LLC; Enservio, LLC (F/K/A Enservio, Inc.); Mobile Productivity, LLC; See Progress, LLC (F/K/A See Progress, Inc.); Solera Holdings, LLC (F/K/A Solera Holdings, Inc.); Edriving Fleet LLC; Finance Express LLC | Alter Domus (US) LLC, as Collateral Agent | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Incorrect Patent Number D856640 Previously Recorded on Reel 056598 Frame 0059. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Second Lien Patent Security Agreement. |
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Apr 2040
Term ends Apr 24, 2040. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 359 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
10
later US patents cite this one
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