Collateral for a security interest recorded Jun 16, 2021 (Alter Domus (US) LLC).
Term ended Mar 16, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Mar 16, 2026
Held by Smartdrive Systems, Inc.
Filed Nov 17, 2015 as application 14/944,037 · Granted Oct 18, 2016
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
Term ended Mar 16, 2026
2006
2026
Clock starts
Mar 16, 2006
Mar 16, 2006
Term ended
Mar 16, 2026
Mar 16, 2026
Granted
Oct 18, 2016
Oct 18, 2016
base term
after the term ends
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 9,208,129, to Mar 16, 2026. The term already ends on or before that date, so the cap shortened nothing.
2 of 2
Maintenance fees paid
Two maintenance fees can end this term early, the ones due 3.5 and 7.5 years from grant; the third one's grace period runs past the term end. This counts the ones the record shows paid.
7
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. 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 Mar 16, 2006, when application 11/377,167, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Nov 17, 2015) | Mar 16, 2026 | 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 9,208,129) | resolves to Mar 16, 2026, no earlier than this term, so no change | High confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 2 of 2 maintenance fees paid | term ended | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Mar 16, 2026 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,201,842 | In force Mar 2028 | Mar 2028 |
| Application PCT/US2007/006265 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 9,208,129 | Term ended Mar 2026 | Mar 2026 |
| US 9,545,881 | Term ended Mar 2026 | Mar 2026 |
| US 9,566,910 | Term ended Mar 2026 | Mar 2026 |
| US 9,472,029 | this patent Mar 2026 | Mar 2026 |
| US 9,691,195 | Term ended Mar 2026 | Mar 2026 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2016 Reel 39559, frame 397 | Plante, James | Smartdrive Systems, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 26, 2016 Reel 39841, frame 148 | Smartdrive Systems, Inc. | Ally Bank | Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Feb 15, 2019 Reel 48352, frame 843 | Smartdrive Systems, Inc. | Orix Growth Capital, LLC | Security Interest |
| Sep 3, 2019 Reel 50246, frame 118 | Ally Bank | Smartdrive Systems, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 3, 2019 Reel 50254, frame 872 | Orix Growth Capital, LLC | Smartdrive Systems, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 3, 2019 Reel 50255, frame 71 | Smartdrive Systems, Inc. | TCS Talents, LLC, as the Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Sep 3, 2019 Reel 50258, frame 222 | Ally Bank | Smartdrive Systems, Inc. | Release of IP Security Agreement |
| Oct 6, 2020 Reel 53983, frame 525 | TCS Talents, LLC, as the Collateral Agent | Smartdrive Systems, Inc. | Termination and Release of Grant of a Security Interest - Patents |
| Oct 6, 2020 Reel 54236, frame 320 | Smartdrive Systems, Inc. | Barclays Bank PLC, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Oct 6, 2020 Reel 54236, frame 435 | Smartdrive Systems, Inc. | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Second Lien Patent Security Agreement |
| Jun 8, 2021 Reel 56518, frame 845 | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Grantee | Smartdrive Systems, Inc. | Security Interest Release (Reel/Frame: 054236/0435) |
| Jun 8, 2021 Reel 56520, frame 944 | Barclays Bank PLC, as Grantee | Smartdrive Systems, Inc. | Security Interest Release (Reel/Frame: 054236/0320) |
| Jun 16, 2021 Reel 56598, frame 59 | Omnitracs, LLC; Roadnet Technologies, Inc.; Smartdrive Systems, Inc.; XRS Corporation; Hyperquest, LLC (F/K/A Hyperquest, Inc.); Audatex North America, LLC (F/K/A Audatex North America, Inc.); Claims Services Group, LLC; Dmeautomotive LLC; Enservio, LLC (F/K/A Enservio, Inc.); Mobile Productivity, LLC; See Progress, LLC (F/K/A See Progress, Inc.); Solera Holdings, LLC (F/K/A Solera Holdings, Inc.); Edriving Fleet LLC; Finance Express LLC | Alter Domus (US) LLC, as Collateral Agent | Second Lien Patent Security Agreement |
| Jun 16, 2021 Reel 56601, frame 630 | Omnitracs, LLC; Roadnet Technologies, Inc.; Smartdrive Systems, Inc.; XRS Corporation; Hyperquest, LLC (F/K/A Hyperquest, Inc.); Audatex North America, LLC (F/K/A Audatex North America, Inc.); Claims Services Group, LLC; Dmeautomotive LLC; Enservio, LLC (F/K/A Enservio, Inc.); Mobile Productivity, LLC; See Progress, LLC (F/K/A See Progress, Inc.); Solera Holdings, LLC (F/K/A Solera Holdings, Inc.); Edriving Fleet LLC; Finance Express LLC | Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC, as Collateral Agent | First Lien Patent Security Agreement |
| Nov 17, 2021 Reel 58174, frame 907 | Omnitracs, LLC; Roadnet Technologies, Inc.; Smartdrive Systems, Inc.; XRS Corporation; Hyperquest, LLC (F/K/A Hyperquest, Inc.); Audatex North America, LLC (F/K/A Audatex North America, Inc.); Claims Services Group, LLC; Dmeautomotive LLC; Enservio, LLC (F/K/A Enservio, Inc.); Mobile Productivity, LLC; See Progress, LLC (F/K/A See Progress, Inc.); Solera Holdings, LLC (F/K/A Solera Holdings, Inc.); Edriving Fleet LLC; Finance Express LLC | Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC, as Collateral Agent | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Incorrect Patent Number D856640 Previously Recorded on Reel 056601 Frame 0630. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the First Lien Patent Security Agreement. |
| Nov 17, 2021 Reel 58175, frame 775 | Omnitracs, LLC; Roadnet Technologies, Inc.; Smartdrive Systems, Inc.; XRS Corporation; Hyperquest, LLC (F/K/A Hyperquest, Inc.); Audatex North America, LLC (F/K/A Audatex North America, Inc.); Claims Services Group, LLC; Dmeautomotive LLC; Enservio, LLC (F/K/A Enservio, Inc.); Mobile Productivity, LLC; See Progress, LLC (F/K/A See Progress, Inc.); Solera Holdings, LLC (F/K/A Solera Holdings, Inc.); Edriving Fleet LLC; Finance Express LLC | Alter Domus (US) LLC, as Collateral Agent | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Incorrect Patent Number D856640 Previously Recorded on Reel 056598 Frame 0059. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Second Lien Patent Security Agreement. |
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Terminal disclaimer
A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 9,208,129, ends no earlier than this term, so it caps nothing.
Citations
12
later US patents cite this one
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