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System, Method and Odometer Monitor for Detecting Connectivity Status of Mobile Data Terminal to Vehicle

US 8,977,427 In force
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Term ends Sep 8, 2031 · High confidence

Held by Geotab Inc.
Filed Oct 7, 2013 as application 14/047,248 · Granted Mar 10, 2015
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2011 2031
Clock starts
Sep 8, 2011
Term ends
Sep 8, 2031
Granted
Mar 10, 2015
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.
2
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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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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Sep 8, 2011, when application 13/228,314, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Oct 7, 2013)Sep 8, 2031High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh 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 orderSep 8, 2031High confidence

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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
Jan 6, 2014
Reel 31900, frame 158
Scott, MichaelWebtech Wireless Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Mar 4, 2016
Reel 37895, frame 20
Webtech Wireless Inc.The Toronto-Dominion BankSecurity Interest
Oct 31, 2018
Reel 47369, frame 579
Webtech Wireless Inc.; BSM Technologies Ltd.BSM Technologies Ltd.Merger and Change of Name
Mar 12, 2020
Reel 52100, frame 360
BSM Technologies Ltd.; Geotab Inc.Geotab Inc.Merger and Change of Name
May 19, 2020
Reel 52697, frame 574
The Toronto-Dominion BankGeotab Inc.Release of Security Interest
May 20, 2020
Reel 52718, frame 50
The Toronto-Dominion BankGeotab Inc.Corrective Assignment to Correct the the Cover Sheet, Which Listed Patent Number 6377219 in Error. the Correct Patent Number Is 6377210 Previously Recorded on Reel 052697 Frame 0574. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Correct Listing of Patent 6377210 on Page 6, Row 8 of the Original Release of Security Interest..

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