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Method and Apparatus for Securely Managing Computer Process Access to Network Resources Through Delegated System Credentials

US 11,706,209 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded Apr 1, 2024 (Golub Capital Markets LLC).

Term ends May 9, 2041 · High confidence

Held by Delinea Inc.
Filed Apr 29, 2021 as application 17/244,192 · Granted Jul 18, 2023
Base term plus 10 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
2021 2041
Clock starts
Apr 29, 2021
Term ends
May 9, 2041
Granted
Jul 18, 2023
base term 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
10
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
0 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.
3
Family applications on record here
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This patent's term runs 10 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 0 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record

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StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Apr 29, 2021, when this application, 17/244,192, was filedApr 29, 2041High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+10 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordMay 9, 2041High confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events0 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderMay 9, 2041High confidence

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Application PCT/US2022/027060PCT application
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US 11,956,228In force
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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
Apr 29, 2021
Reel 56086, frame 901
Yocom, Nathaniel Wayne; Leung, Sek-hon AlbertCentrify CorporationAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Apr 15, 2022
Reel 59721, frame 804
Centrify CorporationDelinea Inc.Change of Name
Apr 1, 2024
Reel 66962, frame 406
Delinea Inc.Golub Capital Markets LLC, as Collateral AgentSecurity Interest

Sources

Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO

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