Collateral for a security interest recorded May 1, 2024 (Citizens Bank, N.A.).
Term ends Jun 5, 2032 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jun 5, 2032
Held by Verve Group, Inc. and Verve Wireless, Inc.
Filed May 19, 2015 as application 14/716,805 · Granted Apr 5, 2016
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2012
2032
Clock starts
Jun 5, 2012
Jun 5, 2012
Term ends
Jun 5, 2032
Jun 5, 2032
Granted
Apr 5, 2016
Apr 5, 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 9,049,546, to Jun 5, 2032. 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.
5
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 Jun 5, 2012, when application 13/488,608, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed May 19, 2015) | Jun 5, 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 | Disclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 9,049,546) | resolves to Jun 5, 2032, 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 | Jun 5, 2032 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,849,312 | In force Mar 2033 | Mar 2033 |
| US 9,049,546 | In force Mar 2033 | Mar 2033 |
| US 10,524,093 | In force Nov 2033 | Nov 2033 |
| US 9,307,356 | this patent Jun 2032 | Jun 2032 |
| Application 16/730,560 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
Assignments
The 40 most recent of 42 recorded documents are shown; the 2 earliest are not. 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 1, 2016 Reel 40540, frame 948 | Yellowpages.com LLC | PNC Bank, National Association, as Agent | Security Agreement |
| Jun 27, 2017 Reel 42829, frame 888 | Pnc Bank, National Association | Yellowpages.com LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 30, 2017 Reel 42877, frame 886 | Yellowpages.com LLC | Verve Wireless, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 3, 2017 Reel 43074, frame 794 | Yp LLC; Yellowpages.com LLC; Yp Advertising & Publishing LLC; Print Media LLC; Dex Media Holdings, Inc.; Cerberus Yp Digital Blocker LLC; Cerberus Yp Blocker LLC; Yp Holdings LLC; Print Media Holdings LLC; Yp Intermediate Holdings Corp.; Yp Western Holdings Corp.; Yp Southeast Holdings Corp.; Yp Midwest Holdings Corp.; Yp Connecticut Holdings Corp.; Plusmo Holdings Corp.; Ingenio Holdings Corp. | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Security Agreement |
| Jul 13, 2017 Reel 43183, frame 734 | Pnc Bank, National Association | Yellowpages.com LLC | Security Interest |
| Jul 28, 2017 Reel 43363, frame 518 | Yellowpages.com LLC | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Security Interest |
| Aug 9, 2017 Reel 43493, frame 648 | Pnc Bank, National Association | Yellowpages.com LLC | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Nature of Conveyance Previously Recorded at Reel: 043183 Frame: 0734. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Release of Security Interest. |
| Oct 23, 2017 Reel 43927, frame 610 | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Verve Wireless, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 7, 2017 Reel 44325, frame 946 | Wells Fargo Bank | Verve Wireless, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 31, 2018 Reel 46285, frame 87 | Verve Wireless, Inc. | Silicon Valley Bank | Security Interest - Senior Loan |
| May 31, 2018 Reel 46286, frame 291 | Verve Wireless, Inc. | Silicon Valley Bank | Security Interest - Mezzanine Loan |
| Feb 19, 2020 Reel 51865, frame 10 | Verve Wireless, Inc. | Verve Wireless (ABC), LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 19, 2020 Reel 51865, frame 123 | Verve Wireless (ABC), LLC | Verve Group, Inc.; Verve Wireless, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 19, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Verve Wireless (ABC), LLC | Verve Group, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 19, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Verve Wireless (ABC), LLC | Verve Wireless, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 13, 2020 Reel 54065, frame 566 | Verve Wireless (ABC), LLC | Verve Group, Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Assignee Previously Recorded on Reel 051865 Frame 0123. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Sole Assignee Is Verve Group, Inc. |
| Dec 1, 2020 Reel 54559, frame 239 | Verve Group, Inc. | Verve Group, Inc. | Change of Assignee Address |
| Mar 2, 2021 Reel 55472, frame 592 | Wilmington Trust, National Association., as Administrative Agent | Thryv, Inc. (Formerly Known as Dex Media, Inc.); Thryv Holdings, Inc. (Formerly Known as Dex Media Holdings, Inc.) | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| Mar 2, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association., as Administrative Agent | Thryv, Inc. (Formerly Known as Dex Media, Inc.) | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| Mar 2, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association., as Administrative Agent | Thryv Holdings, Inc. (Formerly Known as Dex Media Holdings, Inc.) | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| May 1, 2024 Reel 67287, frame 759 | Thryv, Inc. | Citizens Bank, N.a. | Security Interest |
| May 3, 2024 Reel 67310, frame 627 | Thryv, Inc. | Citizens Bank, N.a. | Security Interest |
| May 10, 2024 Reel 67381, frame 745 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Dex Media, Inc.; Yp LLC; Yellowpages.com LLC; Yp Advertising & Publishing LLC; Print Media LLC; Cerberus Yp Digital Blocker LLC; Cerberus Yp Blocker LLC; Yp Holdings LLC; Print Media Holdings LLC; Yp Intermediate Holdings Corp.; Yp Western Holdings Corp.; Yp Southeast Holdings Corp.; Yp Midwest Holdings Corp.; Yp Connecticut Holdings Corp.; Plusmo Holdings Corp.; Ingenio Holdings Corp. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 10, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Dex Media, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 10, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Yp LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| May 10, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Yellowpages.com LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| May 10, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Yp Advertising & Publishing LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| May 10, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Print Media LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| May 10, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Cerberus Yp Digital Blocker LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| May 10, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Cerberus Yp Blocker LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| May 10, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Yp Holdings LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| May 10, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Print Media Holdings LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| May 10, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Yp Intermediate Holdings Corp. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 10, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Yp Western Holdings Corp. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 10, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Yp Southeast Holdings Corp. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 10, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Yp Midwest Holdings Corp. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 10, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Yp Connecticut Holdings Corp. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 10, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Plusmo Holdings Corp. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 10, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Ingenio Holdings Corp. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 7, 2025 Reel 69830, frame 618 | PNC Bank, National Association, as Agent | Yellowpages.com LLC | Release of Security Interest |
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Jun 2032
Term ends Jun 5, 2032. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Terminal disclaimer
A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 9,049,546, ends no earlier than this term, so it caps nothing.
Citations
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later US patents cite this one
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