Also listed on Smarttruck Systems, LLC, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Jul 29, 2022 (Bank of Montreal).
Term ends Mar 14, 2033 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 14, 2033
Held by Transtex LLC
Filed Nov 9, 2015 as application 14/935,570 · Granted Aug 30, 2016
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2013
2033
Clock starts
Mar 14, 2013
Mar 14, 2013
Term ends
Mar 14, 2033
Mar 14, 2033
Granted
Aug 30, 2016
Aug 30, 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.
3
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. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record
How we calculated this date
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Mar 14, 2013, when application 13/827,512, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Nov 9, 2015) | Mar 14, 2033 | 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 | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Mar 14, 2033 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,205,778 | In force Jan 2034 | Jan 2034 |
| Application PCT/US2014/019780 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 9,428,228 | this patent Mar 2033 | Mar 2033 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2015 Reel 36990, frame 501 | Henderson, Michael Lorenzo; Wulff, Stephen Alfred | Smarttruck Systems, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 12, 2019 Reel 48872, frame 81 | Smarttruck Systems, LLC | Transtex LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 12, 2019 Reel 48872, frame 198 | Smarttruck Undertray Systems, LLC | Transtex LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 26, 2020 Reel 53045, frame 548 | Transtex LLC | BDC Capital Inc. | Security Interest |
| Jul 29, 2022 Reel 60671, frame 235 | Transtex LLC | Bank of Montreal | Security Interest |
| Jun 21, 2024 Reel 67802, frame 50 | BDC Capital Inc. | Transtex L.L.C., a Corporation of Indiana | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 1, 2024 Reel 68104, frame 242 | Transtex LLC | Bank of Montreal | Amended Security Interest |
| Feb 9, 2026 Reel 73736, frame 429 | Transtex LLC | Bank of Montreal | Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Mar 2033
Term ends Mar 14, 2033. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Citations
7
later US patents cite this one
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