Collateral for a security interest recorded Aug 31, 2017 (HPS Investment Partners, LLC).
Term ended May 8, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ended May 8, 2026
Held by Lytx, Inc.
Filed Dec 4, 2006 as application 11/566,526 · Granted May 19, 2009
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
Term ended May 8, 2026
2006
2026
Clock starts
May 8, 2006
May 8, 2006
Term ended
May 8, 2026
May 8, 2026
Granted
May 19, 2009
May 19, 2009
base term
after the term ends
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.
3 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.
9
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. All three maintenance fees were paid, so no fee lapse ended it. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts May 8, 2006, when applications 11/382,222 and 11/382,239, the earliest non-provisional applications in its chain, were filed (this one was filed Dec 4, 2006) | May 8, 2026 | 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 | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | term ended | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | May 8, 2026 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,659,827 | In force Jul 2027 | Jul 2027 |
| US 8,314,708 | In force Jan 2027 | Jan 2027 |
| US 9,836,716 | In force Jan 2029 | Jan 2029 |
| Application 11/382,328 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 7,804,426 | In force May 2028 | May 2028 |
| Application 11/566,539 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 7,536,457 | this patent May 2026 | May 2026 |
| US 8,564,446 | Term ended May 2026 | May 2026 |
8 of 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 2006 Reel 18580, frame 433 | Miller, Carl | Drivecam, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 19, 2009 Reel 23107, frame 841 | Drivecam, Inc. | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Security Agreement |
| Aug 19, 2009 Reel 23119, frame 59 | Drivecam, Inc. | Leader Ventures, LLC, as Agent | Security Agreement |
| Jan 23, 2013 Reel 29679, frame 735 | Leader Ventures, LLC | Drivecam, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 14, 2014 Reel 32019, frame 172 | Drivecam, Inc. | Lytx, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Jan 29, 2014 Reel 32134, frame 756 | Lytx, Inc.; Mobius Acquisition Holdings, LLC | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Agent | Security Agreement |
| Mar 15, 2016 Reel 38103, frame 280 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Lytx, Inc. (Formerly Known as Drivecam, Inc.) | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame 023107/00841 |
| Mar 15, 2016 Reel 38103, frame 328 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Lytx, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame 032134/0756 |
| Mar 15, 2016 Reel 38103, frame 508 | Lytx, Inc. | U.S. Bank National Association, as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Aug 31, 2017 Reel 43743, frame 648 | U.s. Bank, National Association | Lytx, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 31, 2017 Reel 43745, frame 567 | Lytx, Inc. | HPS Investment Partners, LLC, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Feb 28, 2020 Reel 52050, frame 115 | HPS Investment Partners, LLC | Guggenheim Credit Services, LLC | Notice of Successor Agent and Assignment of Security Interest (PATENTS) Reel/Frame 043745/0567 |
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