Collateral for a security interest recorded Jul 2, 2021 (HPS Investment Partners, LLC, as the Collateral Agent).
Term ends Dec 17, 2032 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Dec 17, 2032
Held by Pinc Solutions
Filed Dec 17, 2012 as application 13/717,320 · Granted Dec 17, 2013
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2012
2032
Clock starts
Dec 17, 2012
Dec 17, 2012
Term ends
Dec 17, 2032
Dec 17, 2032
Granted
Dec 17, 2013
Dec 17, 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.
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.
This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: High. from the record
How we calculated this date
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Dec 17, 2012, when this application, 13/717,320, was filed | Dec 17, 2032 | 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 | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Dec 17, 2032 | High confidence |
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 17, 2012 Reel 29484, frame 378 | Mizzo, Richard R.; Cheung, Sing Yiu | Pinc Solutions | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 20, 2018 Reel 47830, frame 794 | Pinc Solutions | Avidbank | Security Interest |
| Jun 11, 2020 Reel 52914, frame 446 | Pinc Solutions | Silicon Valley Bank, As Administrative Agent | Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Jul 2, 2021 Reel 56757, frame 981 | Avidbank | Pinc Solutions | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 2, 2021 Reel 56746, frame 493 | Silicon Valley Bank, As Administrative Agent | Pinc Solutions | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 2, 2021 Reel 56748, frame 77 | Pinc Solutions | HPS Investment Partners, LLC, as the Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Dec 2032
Term ends Dec 17, 2032. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
2
later US patents cite this one
That is below the median of utility patents granted in 2013 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
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