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Memory Management in Event Recording Systems

US 8,374,746 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded Jun 16, 2021 (Alter Domus (US) LLC).

Term ends May 28, 2028 · High confidence

Filed Oct 3, 2008 as application 12/096,592 · Granted Feb 12, 2013
Base term plus 902 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
2005 2028
Clock starts
Dec 8, 2005
Term ends
May 28, 2028
Granted
Feb 12, 2013
base term patent term adjustment 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
902
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
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.
6
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 902 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. 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.
StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Dec 8, 2005, when application 11/296,907, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Oct 3, 2008)Dec 8, 2025High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+902 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordMay 28, 2028High confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events3 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderMay 28, 2028High confidence

This family

Application 11/296,907Abandoned
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US 8,374,746this patent
May 2028
May 2028
US 8,880,279Term ended
Dec 2025
Dec 2025
US 9,226,004Term ended
Dec 2025
Dec 2025
US 9,911,253Term ended
Dec 2025
Dec 2025
5 of 6 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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
May 1, 2012
Reel 28136, frame 537
Smartdrive Systems, Inc.Silicon Valley BankSecurity Agreement
Sep 19, 2012
Reel 29007, frame 602
Smartdrive Systems, Inc.WF Fund IV Limited PartnershipSecurity Agreement
Jan 4, 2013
Reel 29568, frame 836
Plante, JamesSmartdrive Systems, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jul 9, 2014
Reel 33288, frame 546
Silicon Valley BankSmartdrive Systems, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jul 10, 2014
Reel 33291, frame 38
WF Fund IV Limited PartnershipSmartdrive Systems, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Aug 26, 2016
Reel 39841, frame 148
Smartdrive Systems, Inc.Ally BankIntellectual Property Security Agreement
Feb 15, 2019
Reel 48352, frame 843
Smartdrive Systems, Inc.Orix Growth Capital, LLCSecurity Interest
Sep 3, 2019
Reel 50246, frame 118
Ally BankSmartdrive Systems, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Sep 3, 2019
Reel 50254, frame 872
Orix Growth Capital, LLCSmartdrive Systems, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Sep 3, 2019
Reel 50255, frame 71
Smartdrive Systems, Inc.TCS Talents, LLC, as the Collateral AgentSecurity Interest
Sep 3, 2019
Reel 50258, frame 222
Ally BankSmartdrive Systems, Inc.Release of IP Security Agreement
Sep 23, 2019
Reel 50460, frame 598
Ally BankSmartdrive Systems, Inc.Release of Supplement to IP Security Agreement
Oct 6, 2020
Reel 53983, frame 525
TCS Talents, LLC, as the Collateral AgentSmartdrive 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 AgentSecurity Interest
Oct 6, 2020
Reel 54236, frame 435
Smartdrive Systems, Inc.Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands BranchSecond Lien Patent Security Agreement
Jun 8, 2021
Reel 56518, frame 845
Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as GranteeSmartdrive Systems, Inc.Security Interest Release (Reel/Frame: 054236/0435)
Jun 8, 2021
Reel 56520, frame 944
Barclays Bank PLC, as GranteeSmartdrive 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 LLCAlter Domus (US) LLC, as Collateral AgentSecond 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 LLCGoldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC, as Collateral AgentFirst 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 LLCGoldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC, as Collateral AgentCorrective 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 LLCAlter Domus (US) LLC, as Collateral AgentCorrective 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.

Sources

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