Collateral for a security interest recorded Aug 31, 2017 (HPS Investment Partners, LLC).
Term ends Sep 16, 2031 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Sep 16, 2031
Held by Lytx, Inc.
Filed Jun 10, 2013 as application 13/914,339 · Granted Jan 12, 2016
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2011
2031
Clock starts
Sep 16, 2011
Sep 16, 2011
Term ends
Sep 16, 2031
Sep 16, 2031
Granted
Jan 12, 2016
Jan 12, 2016
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.
No effect
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 8,744,642, to Sep 16, 2031. The term already ends on or before that date, so the cap shortened nothing.
2 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.
4
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 resolved from the filed document, and it ends no earlier than this term, so it shortens nothing. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. 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.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Sep 16, 2011, when application 13/235,263, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jun 10, 2013) | Sep 16, 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 | Disclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 8,744,642) | resolves to Sep 16, 2031, no earlier than this term, so no change | High confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Sep 16, 2031 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,744,642 | In force Jan 2032 | Jan 2032 |
| US 9,235,750 | this patent Sep 2031 | Sep 2031 |
| US 9,180,887 | In force Sep 2031 | Sep 2031 |
| US 9,679,210 | In force Sep 2031 | Sep 2031 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2013 Reel 31168, frame 734 | Sutton, Greg; Butch, Tom; Nemat-nasser, Syrus C.; Smith, Andrew Tombras | Drivecam, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 14, 2014 Reel 32019, frame 172 | Drivecam, Inc. | Lytx, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Jan 29, 2014 Reel 32134, frame 756 | Lytx, Inc.; Mobius Acquisition Holdings, LLC | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Agent | Security Agreement |
| Mar 15, 2016 Reel 38103, frame 328 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Lytx, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame 032134/0756 |
| Mar 15, 2016 Reel 38103, frame 508 | Lytx, Inc. | U.S. Bank National Association, as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Aug 31, 2017 Reel 43743, frame 648 | U.s. Bank, National Association | Lytx, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 31, 2017 Reel 43745, frame 567 | Lytx, Inc. | HPS Investment Partners, LLC, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Feb 28, 2020 Reel 52050, frame 115 | HPS Investment Partners, LLC | Guggenheim Credit Services, LLC | Notice of Successor Agent and Assignment of Security Interest (PATENTS) Reel/Frame 043745/0567 |
Sources
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What's changing
Sep 2031
Term ends Sep 16, 2031. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Terminal disclaimer
A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 8,744,642, ends no earlier than this term, so it caps nothing.
Citations
63
later US patents cite this one
That is top 10% of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: the base term, any term adjustment or extension, any disclaimer cap, and the maintenance fee record, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.