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US 12,193,635 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded Oct 29, 2023 (Silicon Valley Bank, a Division of First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company).

Term ends Sep 20, 2037 · High confidence

Filed May 31, 2023 as application 18/326,693 · Granted Jan 14, 2025
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2017 2037
Clock starts
Sep 20, 2017
Term ends
Sep 20, 2037
Granted
Jan 14, 2025
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.
6
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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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Sep 20, 2017, when application 15/710,469, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed May 31, 2023)Sep 20, 2037High 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 events0 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderSep 20, 2037High confidence

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US 11,707,180In force
Oct 2037
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US 12,193,635this patent
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Application 18/970,573Pending
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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
May 31, 2023
Reel 63813, frame 795
Falkel, Michael I.Ulab Systems, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Oct 29, 2023
Reel 65386, frame 799
Ulab Systems, Inc.Silicon Valley Bank, a Division of First-Citizens Bank & Trust CompanySecurity Interest

Sources

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