Collateral for a security interest recorded Jun 13, 2025 (Alter Domus (US) LLC).
Term ends Aug 2, 2042 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Aug 2, 2042
Held by Ascend Elements, Inc.
Filed Aug 2, 2022 as application 17/879,059 · Granted Aug 27, 2024
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2022
2042
Clock starts
Aug 2, 2022
Aug 2, 2022
Term ends
Aug 2, 2042
Aug 2, 2042
Granted
Aug 27, 2024
Aug 27, 2024
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
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
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 is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. 0 of 3 maintenance fees are 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 Aug 2, 2022, when this application, 17/879,059, was filed | Aug 2, 2042 | 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 | 0 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Aug 2, 2042 | High confidence |
This family
| Application 17/519,914 | Pending not computed | not computed |
| US 12,620,643 | In force Dec 2044 | Dec 2044 |
| US 12,071,677 | this patent Aug 2042 | Aug 2042 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2023 Reel 64885, frame 140 | Gratz, Eric; Kim, Kee-chan | Ascend Elements, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 16, 2025 Reel 71147, frame 634 | Ascend Elements, Inc. | Avenue Capital Management II, L.P. | Security Interest |
| Jun 13, 2025 Reel 71564, frame 618 | Ascend Elements, Inc. | Alter Domus (US) LLC | Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Dec 12, 2025 Reel 73935, frame 873 | Avenue Capital Management II, L.P. | Ascend Elements, Inc. | Termination and Release of Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
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What's changing
Aug 2042
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Citations
8
later US patents cite this one
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