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Dynamic Rendering of a Document Object Model

US 9,418,218 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded May 27, 2026 (JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.).

Term ends Feb 22, 2033 · High confidence

Filed Nov 13, 2015 as application 14/940,434 · Granted Aug 16, 2016
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2013 2033
Clock starts
Feb 22, 2013
Term ends
Feb 22, 2033
Granted
Aug 16, 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.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
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.
2
Family applications on record here
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This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record

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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Feb 22, 2013, when application 13/774,752, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Nov 13, 2015)Feb 22, 2033High 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 events2 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderFeb 22, 2033High confidence

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US 9,460,292In force
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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
Mar 1, 2016
Reel 37859, frame 225
Walters, Richard John; Laird, Joel Augustus; Knott, Simon DavidSaasid LimitedAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Mar 1, 2016
Reel 37859, frame 334
Saasid LimitedIntermedia.net, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Feb 1, 2017
Reel 41590, frame 122
Intermedia.net, Inc.Suntrust Bank, As Administrative AgentFirst Lien Patent Security Agreement
Feb 1, 2017
Reel 41590, frame 158
Intermedia.net, Inc.Suntrust Bank, As Administrative AgentSecond Lien Patent Security Agreement
Jul 20, 2018
Reel 47411, frame 415
Suntrust BankToronto Dominion (Texas) LLCIntellectual Property Security Interest Assignment Agreement Reel/Frame 041590/0122
Jul 23, 2018
Reel 46610, frame 41
Suntrust BankIntermedia.net, Inc.Termination and Release of Second Lien Security Interest in Patents, Recorded at Reel 014590, Frame 0192
Jul 23, 2018
Reel 46619, frame 417
Suntrust BankAccessline Communications Corporation; Intermedia.net, Inc.Termination and Release of Second Lien Security Interest in Patents
Jul 23, 2018
reel/frame not recorded
Suntrust BankAccessline Communications CorporationTermination and Release of Second Lien Security Interest in Patents
Jul 23, 2018
reel/frame not recorded
Suntrust BankIntermedia.net, Inc.Termination and Release of Second Lien Security Interest in Patents
May 27, 2026
Reel 74777, frame 874
Toronto Dominion (Texas) LLC, as Administrative AgentIntermedia.net, Inc.; Accessline Communications CorporationRelease of Security Interest
May 27, 2026
Reel 75653, frame 429
Intermedia.net, Inc.JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral AgentPatent Security Agreement
May 27, 2026
reel/frame not recorded
Toronto Dominion (Texas) LLC, as Administrative AgentIntermedia.net, Inc.Release of Security Interest
May 27, 2026
reel/frame not recorded
Toronto Dominion (Texas) LLC, as Administrative AgentAccessline Communications CorporationRelease of Security Interest

Sources

Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO

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