Collateral for a security interest recorded Jan 8, 2020 (JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.).
Term ends no later than Oct 2, 2029 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Oct 2, 2029
In force on USPTO's status record and by its fee record. A terminal disclaimer on file may shorten this term, possibly to a date already past; its reference document is unresolved, so the date above is an upper bound and no earlier date is guessed.
Held by Ecoatm, LLC
Filed Jul 30, 2012 as application 13/562,292 · Granted Apr 16, 2013
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2009
2029
Clock starts
Oct 2, 2009
Oct 2, 2009
Ends no later than
Oct 2, 2029
Oct 2, 2029
Granted
Apr 16, 2013
Apr 16, 2013
base term
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.
Unresolved
Terminal disclaimer
On file, reference document not resolved, so the date above is an upper bound. We do not guess the cap.
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.
41
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. A terminal disclaimer is on file with no resolved reference, so no cap is applied and none is guessed. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: Medium. 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.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Oct 2, 2009, when application 12/573,089, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jul 30, 2012) | Oct 2, 2029 | 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 | Disclaimer on file (approved), reference document not resolved | no cap applied, and none guessed | Medium confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | no later than Oct 2, 2029 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 8,195,511 | In force Oct 2029 | Oct 2029 |
| US 7,881,965 | In force Oct 2029 | Oct 2029 |
| US 8,200,533 | In force Oct 2029 | Oct 2029 |
| US 8,239,262 | In force Oct 2029 | Oct 2029 |
| US 10,055,798 | In force Oct 2029 | Oct 2029 |
| US 8,463,646 | In force Oct 2029 | Oct 2029 |
| Application 13/492,835 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 8,423,404 | this patent no later than Oct 2029 | no later than Oct 2029 |
8 of 41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2012 Reel 28679, frame 990 | Bowles, Mark; Van Rooyen, Pieter; Librizzi, Michael | Ecoatm, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 28, 2013 Reel 29709, frame 211 | Ecoatm, Inc. | FMP Agency Services, LLC as Agent | Security Agreement |
| Jun 24, 2013 Reel 30676, frame 69 | Librizzi, Michael | Remobile, Inc. | Common Stock Purchase Agreement and Consulting Agreement |
| Jun 24, 2013 Reel 30676, frame 135 | Remobile, Inc. | Ecoatm, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Sep 6, 2013 Reel 31171, frame 855 | Ecoatm, Inc. | Bank Of America, N.a. | Security Agreement |
| May 14, 2014 Reel 32889, frame 883 | Beane, John Andrew; Curbbun, Charles Stanley; Duben, Ahron; Leach, William John; Miller, John; Ploetner, Jeff; Stossell, Lee-anne; Tullie, Thomas L.; Vesco, Neil; Rosser, Eric | Ecoatm, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 14, 2014 Reel 32888, frame 944 | Bowles, Mark Vincent; Van Rooyen, Pieter; Librizzi, Michael | Ecoatm, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 13, 2016 Reel 38894, frame 596 | FMP Agency Services, LLC | Ecoatm, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 28, 2016 Reel 40168, frame 317 | Bank of America, N.A. (a National Banking INSTITUTION0 | Ecoatm, Inc. (a Delaware Corporation) | Release of Intellectual Property Security Interest |
| Mar 8, 2017 Reel 41505, frame 967 | Ecoatm, LLC | Silicon Valley Bank | Security Interest |
| Mar 10, 2017 Reel 41975, frame 142 | FMP Agency Services, LLC; Falcon Strategic Partners IV, LP | Ecoatm, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| May 10, 2018 Reel 46127, frame 777 | Ecoatm, Inc. | Ecoatm, LLC | Change of Name |
| Jan 4, 2019 Reel 47901, frame 518 | Ecoatm, LLC | Silicon Valley Bank | Security Interest |
| Jan 7, 2020 Reel 51431, frame 522 | Silicon Valley Bank | Ecoatm, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 8, 2020 Reel 51504, frame 383 | Ecoatm, LLC | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Security Agreement |
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What's changing
Oct 2029
Term ends no later than Oct 2, 2029. No further fees fall due before then
Note
A terminal disclaimer is on file and its reference is not resolved. No cap is applied and none is guessed
Open question
A terminal disclaimer is on file (approved) and its reference document is not resolved. A disclaimer would cap the term earlier than Oct 2, 2029. We will not guess the cap.
Citations
67
later US patents cite this one
That is top 10% of utility patents granted in 2013 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
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