Collateral for a security interest recorded Jul 31, 2024 (Wilmington Trust, National Association).
Term ends Dec 21, 2031 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Dec 21, 2031
Held by Sandbox Enterprises, LLC
Filed Dec 21, 2011 as application 13/332,937 · Granted Sep 9, 2014
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2011
2031
Clock starts
Dec 21, 2011
Dec 21, 2011
Term ends
Dec 21, 2031
Dec 21, 2031
Granted
Sep 9, 2014
Sep 9, 2014
base term
fee events
Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 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.
79
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 are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Dec 21, 2011, when this application, 13/332,937, was filed | Dec 21, 2031 | 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 21, 2031 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,827,118 | this patent Dec 2031 | Dec 2031 |
| US 8,622,251 | In force Jan 2032 | Jan 2032 |
| US 9,718,610 | In force Sep 2032 | Sep 2032 |
| US 10,464,741 | In force Jul 2032 | Jul 2032 |
| US 8,505,780 | In force Dec 2031 | Dec 2031 |
| US 8,668,430 | Surrendered on reissue Mar 2017 | Mar 2017 |
| US 9,725,233 | In force Jul 2032 | Jul 2032 |
| US 8,585,341 | In force Jul 2032 | Jul 2032 |
8 of 79 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2013 Reel 31332, frame 939 | Oren, John | Oren Technologies, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 9, 2013 Reel 31394, frame 520 | Oren Technologies, LLC | Sandbox Enterprises, LLC | License |
| Oct 11, 2016 Reel 40269, frame 285 | Sandbox Logistics, LLC; Oren Technologies, LLC | BNP Paribas | Security Interest |
| Oct 28, 2020 Reel 54443, frame 731 | Oren Technologies, LLC | Sandbox Enterprises, LLC | IP Assignment Agreement |
| Jul 31, 2024 Reel 68236, frame 81 | Sandbox Enterprises, LLC | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Notice of Grant of Security Interest in Intellectual Property (First Lien) |
| Aug 1, 2024 Reel 68324, frame 556 | Bnp Paribas, As Collateral Agent | Sandbox Logistics, LLC; Oren Technologies, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 1, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Bnp Paribas, As Collateral Agent | Sandbox Logistics, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 1, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Bnp Paribas, As Collateral Agent | Oren Technologies, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
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Dec 2031
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Citations
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